All Law firm & practice management articles – Page 82
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NewsDWF and HCR announce investments
Harrison Clark Rickerbys and DWF make strategic announcements in the clinical negligence and major injury sectors.
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NewsUS insurance giant buys ABS
Manchester firm Lewis Hymanson Small is to have its second change of ownership this year.
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NewsIBA 2013: ‘Don't treat older lawyers like they're dead,’ says former chief
Firms who force out older partners not making the most of their experience.
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NewsIn-house ‘has to be independent’
Barclays’ vice-president of legal counsel says that one of the purposes of in-house teams is to act as a control function.
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Opinion
Driven to extinction by PII fiasco
If what the brokers tell me is right, firms like mine are on the point of extinction.
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FeatureHow To: be more diverse
We look at what law firms can do – and are doing – to promote diversity and inclusion.
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OpinionTwo cheers from LeO
Many law firms are handling complaints better, thus reducing the need for referral to the ombudsman.
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Opinion
Will-search charge
I decided it was time to deal with the increasing cost of dealing with other people’s over-cautious approach to distribution of estates.
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OpinionChanging times
Charging by time only is unpopular with clients and has given various governments excuses to cut legal aid. Maybe a new system is needed.
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NewsDozens seek extra month to find insurance solution
SRA confirms early estimate of firms that failed to meet renewal deadline.
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FeatureTechnology can drive law firms’ competitiveness
With the market in a state of flux law firms must adapt their strategies in order to survive – and IT can be an effective enabler.
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NewsKent firm Cripps Harries Hall merges with Vertex Law
Two firms join forces to create a ‘regional powerhouse’.
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NewsDesperate brokers unload PII books without scrutiny
The solicitors’ PII renewal deadline is set to pass at midnight tonight with potentially hundreds of firms still seeking cover.
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OpinionLeader: when is a rite wrong?
Does the religious element of the Opening of the Legal Year truly ‘undermine public confidence in justice’?
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News
Management event to be held in India
Dealing with economic downturns is among the topics on the agenda of the first Law Firm Management conference.
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NewsDon’t panic over PII deadline, law firms told
The Gazette understands the list of those to have missed indemnity insurance deadline may include two top-100 firms.
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NewsFirms join forces to cash in on merger appetite
Changes in the personal injury sector abound as firms seek to take advantage.
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OpinionPannone’s ‘no comment’ simply fuels speculation
However much you try to resist it, the story will always find a way out.
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NewsKennedys recruits seven apprentices
International firm Kennedys has recruited seven apprentices to train as paralegals.