All Feature articles – Page 72

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    SRA COLPs and COFAs Conference – a report

    2019-11-05T09:04:00Z

    Janet Noble reports back on the recent Solicitors Regulation conference for COLPs and COFAs.

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    Book review: The Solicitor’s Handbook 2019

    2019-10-31T09:49:00Z

    In the face of all the forthcoming SRA changes, Helen Carr reviews the Solicitor’s Handbook 2019.

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    Social media – the pitfalls for law firms

    2019-10-25T13:55:00Z

    Christopher McCormick looks at how firms can avoid the risks of social media.

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    In-house in order

    2019-10-16T11:00:00Z

    Are new forms of in-house practice an opportunity or threat? Bronwen Still looks at what this new form of practice will allow.

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    Free and easy?

    2019-10-16T10:30:00Z

    Iain Miller and Jessica Clay consider what you need to do to set up as a freelance solicitor.

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    Account down

    2019-10-16T10:00:00Z

    Janet Taylor looks at what you need to know to be ready for when the new Accounts Rules come into force on 25 November

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    Report card

    2019-10-16T09:30:00Z

    Rebecca Atkinson outlines a new era of reporting to the Solicitors Regulation Authority.

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    Lack of integrity

    2019-10-16T09:00:00Z

    Nigel West rounds up decisions on integrity, appeals and conflicts of interest.

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    Mistakes and money-laundering

    2019-10-11T08:14:00Z

    Lesley King comments on a case where a trust beneficiary’s right to income was rescinded on the basis of mistake, and on the government’s consultation on implementing the Fifth Anti-Money Laundering Directive.

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    The new Commercial Service Charge Code

    2019-10-09T12:52:00Z

    Ben Tarrant and Mary Rose Millin revist the key changes to the Commercial Service Charge Code.

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    IRLSR interim report – a summary

    2019-10-03T09:31:00Z

    James Woolf summarises the interim report of the Independent Review of Legal Services Regulation.

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    Group action

    2019-10-01T00:00:00Z

    Duncan Wood talks to Brian Cullen, CEO of north-west law firm the Jackson Lees Group, about rebranding, its ambitious expansion programme, and change management

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    The big three

    2019-10-01T00:00:00Z

    What lessons can law firms learn from three of 2019’s top cybersecurity attacks? John Clarke considers

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    Intelligence briefing

    2019-10-01T00:00:00Z

    Nikolas Kairinos provides a personal perspective on why and how artificial intelligence will shape the legal sector’s future

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    Bright young things

    2019-10-01T00:00:00Z

    Sarah Sargent offers an associate’s view of succession planning through working with and supporting the millennials in your business 

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    Pick and choose

    2019-10-01T00:00:00Z

    In the second of a two-part series on innovation, Katherine Thomas looks at which areas of your business might be ripe for innovation 

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    Free and easy?

    2019-10-01T00:00:00Z

    What does the new ‘gig economy’ freelancer model mean for your firm? Why is this a management issue? Paul Bennett looks at some of the key challenges

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    Next exit

    2019-10-01T00:00:00Z

    David Green looks at effective succession planning: why it matters, what it should cover, and how to ensure you have a culture which supports it

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    Fighting fit

    2019-10-01T00:00:00Z

    The one thing that seems certain in the legal sector is uncertainty. So how can law firm leaders ensure their firms are fit for the future, when they don’t know what that future might be? Andrew Hedley offers a practical approach

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    State of independence

    2019-10-01T00:00:00Z

    The SRA introduces a new ‘freelance solicitor’ model next month, allowing solicitors to provide legal services on a freelance basis. But how will the model work in practice, and could it be for you? Marzena Lipman takes a closer look