Practice Management
Websites of top-100 law firms “slow and full of broken links”
A study of top 100 law firm websites has rated only one as ‘excellent’ in terms of speed and only 13% as having no broken links, with many riddled with basic SEO errors.
Litigation funder keen on taking more stakes in law firms
The world’s largest litigation funder, Burford Capital, is looking for more law firms willing to exchange a minority stake for capital as an alternative to stock market listing.
“Astonishing” revenue rise for top law firms in pandemic
The top 50 law firms increasing their revenue to over £20bn during the first financial year of the pandemic has been branded an “astonishing achievement”.
Scottish firm targets major expansion after first English acquisition
An ambitious Scottish law firm has made its first move south of the border by acquiring a large conveyancing business as it looks to rapidly build a full-service offering in England.
Firm cleared of disability discrimination against senior support manager
A senior manager at law firm Berrymans Lace Mawer has failed in a claim that her stress, anxiety and depression constituted a disability.
No longer just contracts – BT expands managed services partnership
BT is renewing and expanding its partnership with global managed services provider Factor, in a “complete synergy” which had allowed the telecoms giant to outsource “more complex problems”.
UK law firms “leading the legal world in ESG performance”
Law firms based in the UK are top of the legal world when judged by their environmental, social and governance performance, research has found.
Firms that embrace innovation will be organic growth winners
It will be the law firms that embrace innovation which will maximise organic growth opportunities and create an offering that sets them apart from the competition, a new report has found.
Most female lawyers believe they will not experience pay equality
Most female lawyers (84%) believe that gender pay equality will not be achieved until after they retire and that firms’ commitment is more about headlines than real change.
Leading PI specialist moves into commercial litigation
The executive chairman of Winn Group – one of the country’s largest personal injury firms – has described how the firm has moved into commercial litigation for cases worth less than £100,000.
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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.
