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Own goal

Whether your client takes home a footballer's top salary or not, cash flow planning is as important as investment when looking to retirement, says Scott Gallacher

Are you fully communicating your passion as managing partner?

By Julious P. Smith Jr, Chair Emeritus, Williams Mullen

Muslim woman must remove her veil to give evidence, judge rules

Woman can remain veiled during all other court proceedings

Are you monitoring career stages effectively at your firm?

By Sue Beavil, Senior Training & Development Manager, Mayer Brown

Follow their lead

The legal ombudsman has taken steps to make the profession ?more accessible to clients, and practitioners should do the same, says Matthew Evans

Two birds, one stone

Your next client could be anyone, so effective targeting is a tricky business, says Douglas McPherson

Why demonise legal comparison websites?

Time froze for a brief moment at the Solicitors Regulation Authority's board meeting last week when the regulator was asked about its proposal for a TripAdvisor for lawyers.

How the lenders made CQS 'the only game in town'

'In a way it's jobs for the boys, but that's the way life is at the moment' - solicitors question the value of the quality scheme