Features and Opinion – Page 2
-
FeatureGunning for success
With a distinguished career as a law firm partner behind him, Darryl Cooke co-founded a law firm, gunnercooke, on an innovative new model. He explains to Duncan Wood how the firm is challenging the way that legal services are delivered
-
FeatureTaking shape
Patricia Kinahan and Andrew Allen discuss the relative merits of an LLP and a limited company – or both – as trading structures for law firms, and how to make the best decision for your business
-
FeatureHow can a law firm spread the cost of shareholder exit tax efficiently?
Andy Poole and Nigel Holmes provide an overview of a common issue with the limited company structure and how to overcome it
-
FeatureLimited appeal
In the second of our series on law firm structures, Andrew Allen takes a look at the potential benefits and drawbacks of using a limited company as your core trading structure
-
FeatureThe shape of things
Law firm partnership structures have been under scrutiny in recent years, with some predicting their death knell. Aster Crawshaw looks at their role now, and how to choose between structural options to ensure the best result for your business
-
FeatureJoining forces
Mark Jones provides his 10 top tips for successful mergers, from planning through to integration, to ensure your mergers go smoothly so you can reap the benefits
-
FeatureSeven-year itch
Seven years after the Legal Services Act, alternative business structures are now a common feature of the market, but the application process can be a daunting prospect. Howard Sears gives us the lowdown on how and why and how to make the change
-
FeatureLimited edition
The changes which came into force on 6 April 2014 represented a fundamental change to LLP taxation, for both individual partners and firms. Jon Cartwright looks back at how we got here, and what law firms need to do now
-
FeatureLife partners
Andrew Allen discusses the impact on law firms of the partnership changes announced in the autumn statement, including to the self-employment status of LLP members, and to the operation of ‘mixed partnerships’
-
FeatureBack to Basics: Exit strategies
Mergers, acquisitions and law firm closures are at unprecedented levels, given the strategic changes that have taken and continue to take place in the legal industry. So, what steps should you take if you’re considering winding up your law firm?
-
FeatureRunning Wild
Geoff Wild on Kent County Council’s innovative model, offering legal services to other public bodies
-
FeatureMulti-tasking?
Ian Muirhead asks why multi-disciplinary practices have been less popular than they were seemingly envisaged to be by the Legal Services Act, and presents a personal view on the role of joint ventures between solicitors and independent financial advisers
-
FeatureFit for purpose
In the current flurry of merger activity, firms risk either feeling pressured into making a poor decision, or losing out by not being prepared to compromise. Andrew Hedley shows you how to walk the path in between and make the best choice possible for your firm
-
FeatureManaging for Success February 2013
This edition features the Financial Benchmarking Survey, ABSs, retirement planning, regulatory change, a business health check, data protection, client care letters, PR, change management, risk management, fees for PI work, and pensions auto-enrolment
-
FeatureManaging for Success November 2012
This edition features mergers, inclusive working culture, cross-selling, thought leadership, employing a business development manager, LLP conversion, outsourcing, an employment law update, and social media
-
FeatureManaging for Success August 2012
This edition features ABSs, becoming a niche practice, tax planning, legal project management, using your partner reward system to achieve competitive advantage, and the challenges for legal businesses of the move towards paperless courts
- Previous Page
- Page1
- Page2
- Next Page