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Slow recovery or the new normal? What’s next for the PI market
For those of us working in personal injury, the findings of research company IRN’s latest report on the current state of the market will come as no surprise.
Legal tech jobs will become more diverse as AI adoption spreads
Whilst the potential for AI to revolutionise the legal sector cannot be underestimated, the creation of new roles and then the recruitment and development of people to make it work will be just as big.
The future of work – how might your law firm create lasting cultural change?
What will your law firm look like in terms of working practices and its culture in five years’ time? How firms develop and maintain their culture to attract and retain talent has evolved.
The SRA’s principles and how they might impact third-party referral
How do the SRA principles influence a firm’s and individual lawyer’s behaviour in the context of third-parry referral to financial planning professionals?
Why the Bar Council has got it badly wrong over NDAs
The Bar Council scoffs at the idea (describing it as “very muddled thinking”) that some NDAs might be illegal or unenforceable, and questions why the SRA has issued any advice at all.
How firms can help lawyers manage targets and their workloads
An increasing spotlight on work-life balance has made some law firms question whether billable hours targets are fit for purpose. But is there a credible alternative?
Real approaches to digital evidence that work
Given that video, audio and other multimedia exhibits are so prevalent in today’s cases, why can something as simple as presenting a piece of CCTV footage cause courts so much difficulty?
Why we created the National Law Student Triathlon
If anyone is going to push our profession towards more modern ways of working, it is new people, with new ideas. But these people need a well-rounded legal education.
Presenting the dream team
I am acutely aware as a consultant to law firms, rather than someone who works within one, that there is still some reticence to fully embrace the Solicitors Regulation Authority’s transparency rules.
Supreme Court ruling throws litigation funding into disarray
Third-party litigation funding in the UK has been thrown into a state of uncertainty following the surprise decision of the UK Supreme Court that litigation funding agreements are DBAs.
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Regulate sole practices on evidence, not turnover
For a sole practice, the SRA’s plan that I cannot hold a compliance role if my firm has more than £600,000 of turnover is not a measure of risk. It is a ceiling on growth.
Is Google becoming pay-to-play for law firms?
For years, law firms have been told that SEO is the long-term alternative to paying for every click. That principle hasn’t disappeared but search results have changed significantly.
Material information and the case for intelligent client onboarding
Upfront information means work traditionally undertaken after an offer is accepted will need to happen earlier. And that fundamentally changes the role of client onboarding.
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