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You likely know the pearl of wisdom that it takes three weeks to make or break a habit. That rule was laid down in a random 1970s self-help book, but in reality, how many habits have you actually changed in just 21 days?

In 2006 I started thinking about retirement whilst founding a boutique practice specialising in partnership and employment law. Ten years later, a friend told me that I would never be able to retire.

The problem with reform based on a compromise with vested interests is that it ends up being more pig’s ear than silk purse and the Legal Services Act 2007 is no exception.

In recent months, the internet has been your shop window more than ever before. As we begin to see a move towards an easing of restrictions, these are our updated digital marketing top tips.

It has been a bumpy road for the profession during Covid-19 and I have witnessed its effects as a county court advocate trying to forge a career in law during the emergence of the virus.

Change will not happen overnight, and we will need to see more investment in lawtech solutions for the individual, consumer and small business end of the market. This may require policy and regulatory support.

Some are predicting a bloodbath in the legal sector and there are reports of members seeking to jump from their sinking ships and others being ejected. So how easy is it to leave an LLP?

Spartacus (or maybe Kirk Douglas) once said: “I believe in opportunity and the power of reason to seize upon it. Whatever happens, it happens because we choose for it. We decide our fate.”

The thought of setting up a new law firm during a global pandemic may seem irrational, cavalier and high risk. However, the winners will be those who adapt the quickest and realise the change.

Before the pandemic, I had one regular online get-together in my diary each week. With up to six online meetings a day since, I have since uncovered a lot about the do’s and don’ts.