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Exclusive: Lawfront eyes five more acquisitions to build £100m group
Private equity firm Blixt Group is looking at up to five more acquisitions to reach its target of building a £100m national legal services business, its chief executive has revealed.
Profession paying “lip service” to diversity, LSB told
The legal profession pays only “lip service” to diversity and “there is a lack of action or appetite to pursue meaningful change”, a report for the Legal Services Board has suggested.
Double acquisition for MAPD Group with “more to come”
The MAPD Group – a business bringing together local law firms – yesterday announced a double acquisition in the North-West ahead of “several” more deals later in the year.
Law firm’s office building to have Europe’s “biggest green wall”
National law firm TLT is relocating its Manchester office next summer to a net-zero office building with Europe’s “biggest green wall”.
Opportunities opening up for “long neglected” returners to the law
The legal profession’s growing appetite for hiring career returners is opening up a wealth of opportunities for a talented group of lawyers who have “long been neglected”.
Most law firms willing to consider selling stake to external investor
Three-quarters of law firms – and especially those at the smaller end of the market – would consider selling a percentage of their business to an external buyer, new research has revealed.
Linklaters aims for 50% remote workers for redesigned ALS offering
City giant Linklaters is aiming to have half of its over alternative legal services staff, who currently number over 100, working remotely, it has emerged.
Law Society: Climate change a “valid” reason to reject clients
Climate-related issues may be “valid considerations” for law firms in deciding whether to act for potential clients, the Law Society has said.
Law firms failing to help general counsel stay up-to-date
Most general counsel spend at least five hours a week keeping up-to-date with legal developments but law firms are not delivering the content they need.
Profession “gives least support to lawyers caring for relatives”
The legal profession gives least support to lawyers caring for relatives who are not their children, while lawyers without children are also often overlooked, a poll of freelance lawyers has found.
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Mazur: a symptom not a cause?
If Mazur is a symptom, what does it mean for the underlying health of our civil justice system: the ‘finest legal system in the world’?
Cross-generation collaboration: the key to in-house legal tech adoption
In-house legal function leaders will increasingly have to evolve their thinking on how to manage multigenerational teams containing differing levels of technological expertise.
AI and law firm risk – the view of professional indemnity insurers
In considering law firm applications for cover, many insurers will expect to see evidence of how firms are adapting to AI and preparing for the future.
