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The long road

UK law firms should be focusing more on risk-based systems, says Partner Frank Maher of Legal Risk

Partner protection

Non-management partners in US law firms are employees at will, argues Jerome Kowalski of Kowalski & Associates

Managing mining risks

Partner Guanchun Dai of Zhong Lun Law Firm provides tips for potential Chinese investors in Africa

Lawyers shouldn't sell

Lawyers are enthusiastic amateur salespeople at best, argues Paul Brent, marketing director at Boyes Turner

Down the drain

Melissa Hardee of Hardee Consulting on how law firms are wasting money on training.

Competitive force: How to develop innovative client services

Andrew Hedley reveals how law firms can wipe out the competition through a strategic approach to value innovation.

'Special discounts' for people pleading guilty in police stations

People who plead guilty to crimes in police stations and save the taxpayer from the expense of trials will be offered additional discounts on their sentences, a national newspaper has reported.

Coalition opts for "light touch" equality duty

The coalition government has watered down its predecessor's plans for the general equality duty to be imposed on public bodies under the Equality Act 2010.