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Are law schools facing an existential crisis?

The type of education each law school wishes to provide for different learners is a decision many law schools are now faced with following the Legal and Education Training Review, says Rebecca Huxley-Binns

Vampire partners: The risks of ignoring succession planning

Do you have partners who suck the lifeblood out of your firm? Guy Vincent considers the dangers of ignoring succession planning issues

End of the road: Options for partners approaching retirement

Jonathan Macfarlane considers the options available to older partners who are expected to make room for younger partners

Lateral pitfalls: The biggest failings when recruiting partners

Gareth Ward considers the common pitfalls of lateral partner hires and the steps that are needed to avoid them

Cultural screening: Steps to ensure your laterals are a good cultural fit

It's time to break with tradition and rethink ?your firm's approach ?to screening laterals, ?says Mark Brandon

Firms at risk: A new approach to resuscitating law firms in distress

The legal profession urgently needs to establish a new expert panel to help law firms facing regulatory intervention or insolvency, says Lesley Graves

The wider picture: Where UK law firms are failing in risk management

Are you ready to stand back ?and review the sustainability of your business as a whole from ?both a risk and a compliance perspective, asks Frank Maher

Cash in, cash out: The art of money laundering compliance

Lee Baxter provides some practical pointers for UK law firms on how to manage the risks of anti-money laundering compliance