All Law firm & practice management articles – Page 60
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Solicitor touts face fresh curbs
Solicitors Regulation Authority rules state that solicitors are not allowed to make unsolicited approaches in person or by phone.
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Linklaters hikes associate pay and revamps benefits
Newly qualified lawyers will receive up to £91,000, including bonus – a 30% jump from last year.
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PEP drops 8% at Reed Smith
The fall in profits comes on the back of a slump in commodity prices and a number of early litigation settlements in 2015.
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Market disruptor seeks to emulate Uber and Deliveroo
National firm LHS pledges to shake up the small business market with client videos and 24-hour service.
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Eversheds in Singapore merger talks – reports
Firm will not confirm if talks taking place until there is something ‘tangible to report’.
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DLA appoints Picón as senior partner
Juan Picón will take over from Sir Nigel Knowles at the start of May.
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Regional firm goes for John Lewis-style shared ownership
Receptionists and fee-earners will receive the same bonuses at Stephens Scown.
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ABS steps in to save Todner criminal defence firm
Firm created by former Stobart Barristers director snaps up high-profile Kaim Todner Solicitors.
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Slater and Gordon says ‘majority’ of UK sites will stay open
Firm reassures staff and says clients will ultimately benefit from ongoing reorganisation.
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Slater and Gordon share price plunges 46% as crisis mounts
Shares now worth just 16p with class action on behalf of shareholders ‘almost certain’, according to rival firm.
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Price of law: are City firms worth their fees?
Top City firms stand accused of inhibiting access to justice by charging record fees and failing to be transparent about costs.
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Oxbridge alumni ‘run the magic circle’
More than half of top partners at magic circle firms went to Oxford or Cambridge, new research suggests.
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Pay aspiring lawyers for work experience, says Law Society
Guidance released today has said that unpaid placements should last no longer than four weeks.
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Wright Hassall appoints first female chief
Sarah Perry is firm’s first managing partner in its 170-year history.
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Eminent criminal defence firm to close
Kaim Todner, which represented ’Pentagon hacker’ Gary McKinnon, led judicial review challenge against criminal legal aid contracting.
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DLA Piper global co-chair to step down
Sir Nigel Knowles will also retire as senior partner after almost 40 years at the firm.
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A&O elects Dejonghe as senior partner
Wim Dejonghe succeeds David Morley who is retiring at the end of April.
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PEP rises 2.7% at Hogan Lovells
The firm attributed a modest rise in turnover to a weaker euro and pound.
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Addleshaw-Maclays merger ‘is off’
Following speculation that it was planning a tieup with Addleshaw Goddard, Maclays has confirmed it is not currently talking to any firm.