All Feature articles – Page 5
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FeatureModern family
Family structures have greatly changed in recent years. Cara Nuttall and Joe Ailion guide you through various legal issues that can arise
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FeatureIt’s good to talk
Sarah Robinson looks at the recent Law Society’s Private Client Annual Conference
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FeatureKind regards?
In relation to costs challenges, how should the courts strike the balance between third-party beneficiaries and solicitors acting on behalf of executors? Kris Kilsby explores the issues
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FeatureSafe and sound
Heledd Wyn offers practical advice on how to spot vulnerable clients and how to best document and record capacity issues – plus signposts to further resources
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FeatureStress test?
Is burnout inevitable in law? Holly Miéville-Hawkins explores the latest evidence, and suggests how you as an individual can add small healthy practices to your working day
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FeatureWhen will legal tech investment pay off?
Law firms are spending more than ever on technology – but productivity remains low
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FeatureDealing with sexual harassment in the workplace
Our Practice Advice Service answers some commonly asked questions by Compliance Officers for Legal Practice (COLPs)
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FeatureEngaging with alternative dispute resolution
Masood Ahmed considers a number of recent decisions that illustrate judicial expectation that parties will engage with an appropriate ADR procedure, or be penalised for failing to do so
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FeatureFAQs: Dealing with sexual harassment in the workplace
Our Practice Advice Service answers some commonly asked questions by Compliance Officers for Legal Practice (COLPs)
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FeatureA simpler solution? The 2025 costs budgeting pilots explained
Julian Caddick examines the 2025 cost budgeting pilots
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FeatureLibrary FAQ: Checking citations in the age of AI
Our library team look at increasingly common enquiries of whether or not a case citation is real in the age AI
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FeatureEight AML questions the SRA may ask
Richard Simms from AMLCC sets out the eight questions you should ask to establish if your firm is anti-money-laundering compliant before you get a visit from the Solicitors Regulation Authority
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FeatureEight AML questions the SRA may ask
Richard Simms from AMLCC sets out the eight questions you should ask to establish if your firm is anti-money-laundering compliant before you get a visit from the Solicitors Regulation Authority
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FeatureDouble act
Lucy Trevelyan speaks to Karen Bexley and Anna Beaumont about their experiences running a boutique law firm
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FeatureExecutive regulation
Matthew Edwards considers proposals for the Solicitors Regulation Authority to take over the regulation of legal executives
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FeaturePrivate eye
Paul Bennett and Andrew Roberts examine how the increase in firms backed by private equity investors is changing the face of law firm provision
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FeatureHoning healthy habits
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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FeaturePressing issues
Dealing with the media can be daunting. Diana Bentley details how to improve your interviews, present yourself and your firm professionally and generally become more media-savvy
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FeatureTrust issues
Emma Egerton-Jones shares her simple six-step framework to help law firm leaders build trust and increase their influence with both employees and clients