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  • Lucky number 7? Making the best of Internet marketing in 2013

    Twitter now has over 500m users, 340m tweets and 1.6bn search queries per day. LinkedIn has over 175m professional members, 10m of whom work in the UK. Google+ has over 400m members (albeit with less activity than other networks). Legal Futures reported last year about how social media is the new golf course for law firms. There’s a buzz about social media for a reason and 2013 is likely to see a continued increase in the way social channels are used for business purposes. For the more advanced users, we will see an increase in more targeted interactions within niche communities and it will be important to align strategies accordingly.

    Tuesday, 22 January 2013
  • Who cares what the public thinks?

    With the growth in lawyer rating and comparison websites, Legal Futures Associate Jamie Claret asks why law firms are not more concerned about protecting their online reputation. Just because lawyers do not take such sites seriously does not mean the public treats them the same.

    Monday, 4 October 2010

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The power of participation for trainees and apprentices

It’s important as a trainee or an apprentice to get involved in the life of your firm – even under the pressure of discovering how to navigate professional life and now the demands of the SQE.


Is it time to change how law firms view compliance?

Although COFAs often hold senior positions and play an essential role in a firm’s financial and regulatory integrity, the perception of the compliance function itself is still evolving.


From templates to culture change: Lessons from the SRA on source of funds

The SRA’s new thematic review into source of funds and wealth reveals both progress and persistent blind spots, with source-of-funds checks too often thought of as a procedural hurdle.