Practice Management
News
Withers and Speechly decide against merger
23 May 2013
Firms agree move would not be in their best interests but say talks enhanced mutual respectQuarter of aspiring lawyers ‘would have considered apprentice route’
17 May 2013
Location most important when applying for training contract
‘Expect further transactions’, Slater & Gordon says, as it buys Simpson Millar
8 May 2013
'The timing is now optimal to accelerate our growth plans'
Features
 17 May 2013 Retail therapy: customer service will make your firm stand out Customer service - and evidence that you take it seriously - will be what makes your firm stand out, says John Thomas as he explains the reasoning behind his organisation's new... |
 10 May 2013 New generation: trainee recruitment is no longer just about succession planning Developing a wider range of employability skills is key for law graduates, but theres more than one recipe for a great solicitor, says Susan Cooper |
 10 May 2013 Business development | Service is a beautiful word To many, service means nothing more than doing the job. But, keeping your standards high and clients happy could push your referrals up even more, says Julian Summerhayes |
 2 May 2013 Bar Focus | How to adapt and thrive The Bar is adapting to the new-look legal services sector, says Emma Waddingham. And this is how its done, as a chambers or a law firm |
 26 April 2013 Leveraging technology and external resources to level the playing field Harnessing technology to your advantage could mean your firm will thrive, not just survive, believes Drew Macaulay |
 19 April 2013 Fear and growing in the downturn Stagnant fee income and declining profits are likely to be a fact of life for most small and mid-size firms for years to come, according to a report published by NatWest earlier this... |
24 April 2013
Vanessa Bailey believes in the liberalisation of legal services and advised on best-value tendering policy, but she has doubts over governments methods of implementation
19 April 2013
Andrew Newbury and Ursula Rice ran the business development workshop at Resolution's conference. Here they share their thoughts on how you can increase your practice's top line by 5 per cent
28 March 2013
For better or worse, most people take just seconds to form an opinion of a firm based on a first impression. Jonathan Smithers looks at service delivery from the clients perspective
No pot of gold at the end of the rainbow
1 March 2013
As they do away with traditional partnership rewards, law firms converting to alternative business structures will need to design new career and financial rewards to attract the next generation of talented lawyers, says Andrew Cromby
On value burgers and legal services
22 February 2013
Jonathan Smithers asks what the horse meat scandal can teach lawyers about the free market and consumer expectations
Are you advising on Cumulative Impact Zones?
8 February 2013
Jeremy Phillips highlights the increased risks and difficulties faced by landlords with property in cumulative impact zones
