Practice Management
Leading firms sign up to rainmaker programme for female lawyers
Some 40 leading law firms have so far signed up to an e-mentoring programme that aims to help female lawyers gain the business development skills they need to become rainmakers.
Law firm offers staff free menopause diagnosis service
National law firm TLT is launching a free menopause diagnosis service for all female staff today to coincide with International Women’s Day.
Competition law to grow fastest among practice areas
Demand for competition law will grow fastest this year, while the markets for private client and criminal law shrink slightly, research has predicted.
HF gives staff shares as it bids to double turnover in four years
Defendant insurance law firm HF has handed employees free shares in the business as part of an ambitious growth plan that includes diversification, acquisition and maybe even a stock market listing.
Law firms double revenue growth amid salary pressures
Law firms doubled their revenue growth in the last financial year as they prepared to reward staff with salary rises, research has found.
Is your law firm’s claims management activity compliant?
The outsourcing of marketing activity has become a common feature of many law firms that handle claims-related work – a tacit acceptance perhaps that attracting clients requires specialist skills which some lawyers simply do not have.
New family law firm commits to four-day working week
The founder of a new family law firm has said she works a four-day week and will be recruiting staff to work in the same way. The “emotionally draining” nature of the work made it important.
Law firms not providing staff with the wellbeing support they want
Law firms are not responding to employees’ need for support with mental health and wellbeing, while those working flexibly are recording more hours than they did before the pandemic.
“Shambolic” solicitor suspended over disorderly closure of firm
A solicitor who ran his law firm in a “shambolic fashion”, taking on more than 100 new cases when it should have been in the process of closing down, has been suspended for three months.
Paralegal awarded £30k over pregnancy discrimination and low pay
A solicitor has been ordered to pay a paralegal over £30,000 after an employment tribunal found he discriminated against her once she became pregnant.
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Accountability has to live within governance, not with one person
The assumption has long been that a COLP or COFA is personally exposed to the consequences of anti-money laundering breaches.
The SRA’s client money reforms: good intentions, questionable execution
On the face of it, the SRA’s plans to tighten protections around client money sounds sensible. The detail, as ever, tells a more complicated story.
Recruitment, retention and reward in the legal accounts world
Understanding the legal finance market is important – not just for those actively involved in it day-to-day but also for leaders within law firms.
