All Law firm & practice management articles – Page 64
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Feature
LLPs catch their second wind
It is hard to foresee rapid movement away from the LLP model in the short-term.
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News
Small firms must avoid ‘race to bottom’
Small firms will continue to provide the backbone of legal services – but they may look different in the future, Law Society president Jonathan Smithers told a conference session on the role of bar associations in supporting small firms.
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Feature
Access to new markets
Relaxing the separate business rule could increase choice, but will it confuse clients?
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News
Herbert Smith Freehills opens pop-up support centre
The new centre in Australia adds to the firm’s low-cost centre in Belfast.
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News
Ex-Dewey executives acquitted on several counts
Three executives at the now defunct firm cleared of numerous charges of falsifying business accounts.
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News
IBA 2015: The accountants strike back
Law firms may have little to fear from the return of the big four accountancy firms to the professional services market, Law Society head of city and international Stephen Denyer told the session ‘Episode VII: the accountants strike back’. Denyer said he had seen first hand how previous assaults by ...
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News
Sole practitioner authorisation simplified
Solicitors Regulation Authority to bring regulatory arrangements in line with other types of firm.
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News
Blavo & Co declines to confirm sale bid
Advertisement invites offers for UK’s ‘leading mental health practice’.
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Feature
How to: plan for a crisis
Law firms should involve all staff in preparing for disaster recovery.
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Feature
East Africa: frontier spirit
East Africa’s legal markets remain diverse, but economic and political integration is heightening interest in the region.
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News
Fasken Martineau seeking to reduce London headcount
International firm says up to 70 jobs could be affected by the restructure.
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News
Legal Aid Agency refers Blavo & Co concerns to the police
National firm had blamed legal aid cuts for potential redundancies.
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News
Blavo & Co to consult on redundancies
Managing partner says the firm has no choice but to restructure.
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News
Yorkshire merger creates 23-partner firm
Ramsdens and Baxter Caulfield plan further growth to meet the demand for its services in corporate and commercial areas.
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Feature
Where are the ‘white knights’?
Claimant lawyers were once seen as a force for good. What happened?
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Opinion
VW ‘scandal-chasers’ will get results
Some of our biggest firms are exploiting the Volkswagen crisis. And why not?
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News
SRA trims status forms
The Solicitors Regulation Authority has introduced new slimline application forms for firms that need to apply for authorisation for a change of legal entity, and for LDPs electing to be licensed.
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News
West Wales firm merger
Swansea firm Peter Lynn & Partners has announced the takeover of Ivor Evans & Benjamin (IE&B), one of the city’s oldest practices. All staff have transferred and the former partners have become consultants at Peter Lynn & Partners, which now has 30 lawyers and 58 staff. ...
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News
Firms ponder withdrawal as contract D-day looms
Government to reveal outcome of its tenders for new legal aid contracts.
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Feature
Candidates in context
How a ground-breaking recruitment tool can improve graduate social mobility.