Practice Management

The proportion of smaller law firms saying that growth by merger or acquisition is more attractive following the pandemic has increased sharply, a report has found.

A North-East practice has taken the unusual step of turning to poetry and jazz drumming in a bid to stand out from the law firm crowd, with a campaign called ‘Fearlessly Solving’.

The Bar Council and northern law firm Ward Hadaway have become the latest in a lengthening list of legal victims of cyber-attacks.

The pandemic has taught many small and medium-sized law firms about the benefits of delivering services that suit their clients, rather than themselves, Law Society research has found.

National law firm TLT is moving next month to what could be the most environmentally friendly solicitors’ office in the UK, with ‘air-purifying’ paint and lifts which generate electricity when braking.

The pandemic has not brought about necessary cultural change in the legal profession, meaning lawyers and their firms need to fundamentally reset their values.

The healthy state of the legal market, with law firms expanding their range of services, is leading to a talent war and rapidly rising salaries, new research has found.

The legal profession is “making progress” towards more equitable gender representation at a senior level, but there is plenty of scope for improvement, new research has found.

Mishcon de Reya has withdrawn from the B Corporation initiative – for businesses that balances purpose with profit – just months after becoming only the third law firm to achieve it.

Staff at a wills and probate business that attracted worldwide media coverage after introducing a four-day week are expected to work harder during their shorter working hours.