Practice Management
World Mental Health Day: Calls to LawCare up sharply this year
LawCare has seen a 24% increase in the number of legal professionals contacting it for support so far this year, showing that employers need “to do more to create mentally healthy workplaces”.
Eight out of 10 City law firms report fall in PEP
Profits per equity partner are tumbling at City law firms despite increases in revenue, new research has found. Eight in 10 City firms reported a decline in PEP this year.
New shelf facility for law firms “will speed up consolidation”
The pace of consolidation in the legal market could increase after the funder that owns Simpson Millar launched a facility for law firms that want to grow through acquisition.
Having children “makes lawyers less optimistic about careers”
Six in 10 lawyers feel “less optimistic” about their career prospects after having children, with the feeling much more common among female solicitors than men.
Legal staff win tokens in law firm’s blockchain incentive scheme
Solicitors, trainees and paralegals at City firm Taylor Wessing have started receiving crypto-tokens for efforts that “go beyond their day job” – partners can give tokens, but not receive them.
Law firms adopt diversity initiatives “because they are fashionable”
Law firms often adopt diversity initiatives “because they are fashionable, not because they work”, an academic and diversity specialist has argued.
Law firms “failing to respond” to consumer enquiries
Law firms are losing business by failing to get back to potential clients, with as many as one in five enquiries going unanswered, new research shows.
SRA: Firms must be held accountable for progress on diversity
Law firms need to be held accountable over efforts to improve the profession’s equality, diversity and inclusion, the chief executive of the SRA said yesterday.
Firms risk SDT as they fail to act on new workplace conduct rules
Law firms are struggling to understand the Solicitors Regulation Authority’s workplace environment rules introduced earlier this year, a leading regulatory solicitor has warned.
Surge in legal businesses embedding social purpose as B Corps
There has been a surge in legal businesses becoming B Corporations, the movement which aims to balance profit with purpose, with Obelisk Support and the London Law Collective the most recent.
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The Decent Homes Standard scandal
It is well established that the UK has the highest proportion of inadequate housing in all of Europe. But what if the heart of the problem is even worse than we think?
The evolving standard: AI and professional negligence
AI creates an obvious professional negligence risk. Using it carelessly may fall below the standard of reasonable skill and care. As may failing to use it, in certain circumstances.
The ongoing rise and challenge of housing disrepair in council properties
Britain’s housing disrepair crisis has quietly evolved into one of the most consequential legal and political issues facing the country’s social housing sector.
