Latest Legal News

Articles

Future-focused leaders: Six steps to stay ahead of the change curve

How can managing partners be more strategic leaders? Steven Krupp and Paul S. Schoemaker suggest six steps to stay ahead of the change curve

Flourishing ideas: Why some law firms are more entrepreneurial than others

Joshua Freedman goes behind the scenes to discover what makes some law firms more entrepreneurial than others

Thousands of lawyers set to desert Conservatives if Grayling stays

82 per cent of legal sector more likely to vote Tory at general election if new justice secretary is appointed

19th century criminal trials are too expensive, says Leveson

President of the Queen's Division says "we have to live with diminished resources for years to come"

Women lawyers typically work 12 months for the price of 10

By Linda Stewart, Head of Employment, Simpson Millar

Strategic equality: Fixing the 'male problem' in law firm partnerships

Why are many law firms still failing to develop gender-balanced partnerships and senior management teams? Manju Manglani reports on the findings of Managing Partner's roundtable

The burden of knowledge

A greater understanding that their planning is poor leads lawyers to worry about their retirment more than most, so why not act now?

Tailoring approval

Lucy Brennan unravels the chancellor's autumn statement and suggests that with dwindling public finances, private clients won't find any respite for a long while yet