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    Brave new world

    Zulon Begum and Dr Robert Millard explore how artificial intelligence and private equity are changing the face of mergers and acquisitions – and how to stay competitive in this evolving landscape

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    Honing healthy habits

    2025-07-31T00:00:00Z

    Stressed at work? Julian Hall explains ways to improve our emotional health and build resilience, including a simple-but-effective way to deal with difficult people

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    Putting wellbeing first

    Elizabeth Rimmer offers practical advice for improving staff wellbeing in your firm

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    Advance planning

    2025-01-30T00:00:00Z

    Law firms need clearly defined ways of managing the careers of their lawyers, especially senior staff members. Diana Bentley looks at what options are available for those wanting to progress

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    Own goals

    2024-10-31T00:00:00Z

    Employee-owned law firms are on the rise. Christian Wilson looks at why this is, and the opportunities and risks involved

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    Surveying the scene

    2024-07-30T00:00:00Z

    Ian Johnson, author of the Financial Benchmarking Survey 2024, shares some of the key findings from this year’s report

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    Bridging the gap

    2024-04-29T12:52:00Z

    Ahead of Mental Health Awareness Week in May, Nick Bloy assesses the impact of overworking on the wellbeing of those in the legal sector

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    Training ground

    2024-01-30T00:00:00Z

    Is a new era of training and supervision under way in the legal sector? Diana Bentley investigates

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    Mind over matter

    2023-10-17T00:00:00Z

    Kerry Slater reflects on the impact changes to SRA guidance will have on resilience, psychological safety, and the wellbeing of legal professionals 

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    Flexibility in practice

    2023-09-27T00:00:00Z

    Nicola Darfoor, corporate communications manager at the Law Society, speaks to members at law firms about their experience of flexible working

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    Opening up

    2023-08-10T00:00:00Z

    Managing your mental health in a demanding work environment can be incredibly challenging. For Mental Health Awareness Week, three solicitors open up to Dan Gilbert about their experiences with stress, pressure and mental ill health in private practice

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    Time change

    2023-04-27T09:28:00Z

    Changes to the Legal Ombudsman Scheme Rules came into effect on 1 April 2023. Paul Wightman outlines what to expect

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    Underground banking

    2023-01-16T00:00:00Z

    Laurence Howland does a deep dive into Chinese underground banking, outlining how it works and how the risk impact on law firms in the UK can be mitigated

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    Sign of the times

    2022-09-29T13:23:00Z

    Dana Denis-Smith examines the changing expectations that lawyers have of the firms they work for, and details how you can adapt

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    A collaborative affair

    2022-07-22T08:16:00Z

    Kirsten Buck examines whether traditional approaches to management are on their way out, and how collaborative alternatives could work for firms

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    Alternative energy

    2022-04-14T14:22:00Z

    Alex Heshmaty examines the growth of alternative legal service providers, and considers what this means for the traditional law firm 

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    Smooth operator

    2022-01-26T00:00:00Z

    Joanna Kingston-Davies and Mairi Probin explain how firm leaders can ensure easy integration of teams and cultures, post-merger or acquisition

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    Lock it up

    2021-10-18T00:00:00Z

    Alex Heshmaty discusses what firms should be doing to address cybersecurity threats and protect client data

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    Culture club

    2021-07-06T00:00:00Z

    Deqa Jama explores the cultural competence framework – what it is, how to become culturally competent and why it should be a vital part of your approach to client care 

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    The devil in the deal

    2021-04-13T00:00:00Z

    Diana Bentley examines the impact of Brexit on the legal sector and talks to leading figures in the industry about practising rights and the effect on UK firms with EU offices