All Feature articles – Page 8

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    Working it

    2023-10-17T00:00:00Z

    Employee ownership of businesses is on the rise. But will law firms embrace the structure, and what does it offer? Diana Bentley investigates

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    Soft sell

    2023-10-17T00:00:00Z

    Phil Gott discusses the key skills required to survive and thrive in a workplace where artificial intelligence is on the rise

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    Profitable partnerships

    2023-10-17T00:00:00Z

    Andrew Allen considers the upcoming basis period change and its impact on law firm partnerships

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    Memories of merger

    2023-10-17T00:00:00Z

    James Libson speaks to Simeon Hance about his career, the challenges of being a firm manager, and the benefits of merging with a tech-savvy firm 

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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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    The right hire

    2023-10-17T00:00:00Z

    Andre Thomas outlines three key steps to hiring the right person for your firm

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    Burn notice

    2023-10-17T00:00:00Z

    Philippa Hann provides some tips on how to manage staff burnout and a busy workload in your firm

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    Standard bearers

    2023-10-05T11:22:00Z

    The challenge for any profession is to ensure that its members not only meet the requisite standard to be admitted into the profession, but also that they maintain those standards. This is partly from self-interest – the pride of a profession of the standard which distinguishes it ...

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    A fair hearing?

    2023-10-05T09:50:00Z

    Susanna Heley and Nigel West consider the SRA’s recent guidance on its approach to fines and decision-making in disciplinary cases, and outline some of the practical issues this raises

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    AI risk landscape

    2023-10-05T09:27:00Z

    Jessica Clay looks at the regulatory landscape developing for the use of artificial intelligence in England and Wales and around the world

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    Time’s up

    2023-10-05T08:45:00Z

    Julie Norris and Alfie Cranmer of Kingsley Napley LLP provide a timeline of recent developments in anti-money laundering and sanction procedures

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    Banking on it

    2023-10-05T08:26:00Z

    Jonathon Bray considers why a solicitor’s client account cannot be used as a ‘banking facility’ – and how to stay safe

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    Copyright and ESG: Ethical imperatives for compliance and responsibility

    2023-10-02T09:12:00Z Partner content

    Colin Hulme, head of intellectual property (IP) at Burness Paull, considers the impact of environmental, social, and corporate governance (ESG) programmes on the observance of copyright by corporates

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    Sanctions – new prohibitions

    2023-09-27T00:00:00Z

    Julie Norris and Alfie Cranmer provide an update on changes to sanctions affecting those providing legal advisory services in the UK

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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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    Enterprise, everywhere

    2023-09-27T00:00:00Z

    Harriet Revington and Claire Hawley consider the impact of the spring budget on real estate tax measures and the property sector

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    Conference call

    2023-09-27T00:00:00Z

    Sarah Robinson summarises this year’s private client annual conference

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    Language barriers

    2023-09-27T00:00:00Z

    Léa Maynard looks at the three different kinds of French will, and the practical language considerations at play in each

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    AI – the data risks

    2023-09-27T00:00:00Z

    With artificial intelligence much in the news lately, Robert Bond considers the data protection risks it presents to law firms

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    Weight of responsibility

    2023-09-18T00:00:00Z

    New guidance has been introduced on fire safety and new responsibilities for the responsible person. Hannah Eales and Christina Orthodoxou outline what you need to know