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Seesaw staffing: The optimal leverage ratio in law firms

Leverage has an inverted U-shaped relationship with performance in diversified law firms, reveal Amit Karna, Ansgar Richter and Monika Schommer

The perils of refusing to mediate

Mediation is an opportunity to better understand your opponent's case as well as the weaknesses of your own position, says Danielle De Val

Report anything suspicious

Anyone who undertakes the role of money laundering reporting officer (MLRO) knows there is often a feeling of dread when a report comes in from a member of staff, particularly if it comes with the caveat 'this is a really urgent on';.

Are recruitment agencies vetting candidates?

Russell Conway asks young lawyers to think of their long-term interests when moving firms

Not a trainee, not yet a solicitor

To become a competent junior solicitor, are you ever really a trainee, asks Pippa Allsop

More protection for the mobile home owner

Site owners will now be liable for malpractice and face larger penalties under the Mobile Homes Act 2013, explains Alec Samuels

Trainee hunger games

Wannabe trainees who recognise the legal profession's market change stand in better stead than the ones who do not, explains Laura Clenshaw

Shifting the focus to prevention, not correction

Jennifer Martin advises COFAs on a series of robust measures to ensure breaches are minor and few