All Law firm & practice management articles – Page 31
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News
Rebuked owner felt ‘deceived’ by consultant mishandling transactions
Emma Reese gave undertaking to bank not knowing her colleague was under investigation.
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News
SIF extended: Claims lifeline for closed firms given one-year reprieve
SRA bows to pressure to extend the Solicitors Indemnity Fund.
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Feature
Transforming firm culture
Guardians programme helps organisations go further in commitments to creating a safe and secure working environment.
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Feature
Alternative legal services provider
Excited by the business of law rather than black letter law? Then go and work for an ASLP. Katharine Freeland reports.
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News
Covid-19 has 'significantly reduced' value of criminal legal aid offer
Law Society says landscape has reduced dramatically and government must do more than it has proposed.
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News
Conservative MP condemns low pay in criminal legal aid
James Daly says criminal legal aid lawyers in towns such as Bury are unlikely to be earning above £30,000.
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News
Legal revenues down just 5% - but real shock yet to come
ONS data shows sector remained strong in April. However the full impact of the lockdown has yet to be felt.
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News
Law firms targeted by ‘hackers for hire’
Lawyers working on corporate litigation 'disproportionately' represented among 'Dark Basin' victims.
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Feature
Burning Bridges: restrictive covenants and LLPs
For many years, partnership advisers have questioned the applicability to LLP members of the general principle in Bridge v Deacons [1984] that onerous restrictive covenants are more likely to be enforceable against partners.
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Profile
By royal appointment
Leeds legal mainstay Shulmans this year became the first law firm to win a prestigious Queen’s award for enterprise. Employment partner Jim Wright tells Jonathan Rayner how they did it
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News
Exclusive: legionella threatens legal London’s return to work
Lawyers working at Lincoln’s Inn have been warned not to go in to their offices following the discovery of the bacterium.
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Opinion
Firms shouldn’t ignore those who hate working from home
Many will be missing the office, and they’ll be worried there won’t be anywhere for them to come back to.
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News
Magistrates deal with 13 cases on first day of 'block listing'
One courtroom dedicated to hearing firm's cases to keep number of people in court to a minimum.
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News
Staff compensation claims reach £523k after firm’s closure
Sole director is one of those claiming for lost monies, as he goes on to run unregulated legal business.
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Feature
'Well, being kind is the key ingredient to business success…'
Mental health and wellbeing should be part of the DNA of the business, the structure and the culture.
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News
Slater and Gordon to close London office as remote working becomes norm
Review underway of all offices nationwide as requirement for physical space diminishes.
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Feature
Protecting your firm from partner departures
Retention of talent must not slip down list of priorities as we emerge from the crisis.
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Feature
Post-lockdown business checklist for law firms
From identifying competitive advantages to investing in an internal communication strategy: 10 steps to take after lockdown.