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28 Oct 2013

Tablets and other placebos

Using personal devices in the workplace could be risky business if your firm doesn't have an up-to-date policy in place, says Mick Jones

24 Oct 2013

Delegate to accumulate

Businesses should consider the benefits of outsourcing some services, and not just when they're starting up, says Geraint Jones

21 Oct 2013

You should be so lucky

In the face of high tuition fees and an oversubscribed pool of graduates, trainee Pippa Allsop feels humbled to have found her place in law. But for how long will it last?

17 Oct 2013

Solicitors must stick together

The Law Society's WIQS aims to promote the importance of the solicitor's role in private client work, but Paul Hajek cannot see the imperative

13 Oct 2013

Cold calling

Legal professionals don't like to think of their work as sales, but they can't afford to let too many clients 'cool off' either, says Sofia Tayton

13 Oct 2013

Word gets around

Are you making business friends and influencing people regularly? Everyone should be constantly networking, whether they like it or not, says Geraint Jones

11 Oct 2013

Blotting your copybook

Will drafting aims are often overlooked, as case law tells us. But there is really no excuse for sloppy mistakes, says Hannah Herbert

8 Oct 2013

Joint ventures: a marriage of convenience

How do you make your commercial tie-up a success? Planning should range from the business goals to managing an exit strategy, says Richard Beavan