All Leadership and Management articles – Page 26
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Feature
Up close and personal
With fixed recoverable costs looming on the horizon, personal injury firms and departments must make a decision: adapt to survive, or stop practising in this volatile area. Zoe Holland looks at the options
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Feature
Piece of cake
Many law firms focus far more on winning new clients – getting a bigger slice of the cake – than getting new business from existing clients – baking a bigger cake. Joe Reevy explains how to use customer relationship management to build an effective cross-selling process for your firm
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Event
North-west manager and partner forum: Is Brexit legal services' next big opportunity? (12 July, Manchester)
Will Brexit derail or assist your future strategy? Come to our forum session in Manchester to hear from expert speakers and how others involved in law firm management from across the north-west are planning for Brexit.
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The argument for self-care
Sass Boucher is a counsellor and psychotherapist registered with the BACP, working in private practice. She discusses how the act of self-care can be an antidote to working in stressful and traumatic roles.
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Feature
Best of the web – June 2017
This month’s round-up of best practice management comment, features, and news from across the web includes articles on technological innovation in law firms, workplace productivity, and how to improve your emotional resilience.
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Event
Legal services in a data-driven world (27 September 2017, London)
This one-day conference focused on cybersecurity, digital regulation and the emerging technologies affecting the legal sector.
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Feature
Taking shape
Getting your business structure right will help you with everything from achieving your goals and attracting external investment, to inspiring your people and planning for succession. Mark Waddilove outlines how to make the bests decision for your business
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Feature
Be prepared
Many law firms do not have an effective business continuity plan in place, imagining that insurance will cover them, or even that a real catastrophe could never happen to them. Lisa Hesketh explains why a plan is vital for every firm
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Feature
A tall order
Being served with a production order under the Proceeds of Crime Act 2002 can be a frightening experience. Paul Bennett explains how your firm can get prepared, and respond effectively and lawfully if you’re served
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Window of opportunity
Gavin Ward explains how firms can use their websites and online presence to grow the reputation of their solicitors, practice areas and sector groups, acquire new clients from the internet, and ultimately succeed online
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Playing for keeps
The evidence shows that employee loyalty is a thing of the past. If you want to attract and retain talent in your business, and thereby build a productive workforce and compete effectively, learning and development are key, says Michelle Parry-Slater
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Feature
A friend in need
A ‘critical friend’, though little used in law firms, can help professionals and organisations maintain a continuous cycle of improvement. Martin Griffiths explains how the approach works and how to bring a critical friend into your business
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Quick fix?
Fixed fees are favoured by clients, and increasingly seen as a competitive differentiator. But putting them in place and managing them effectively can be complex. Jenny Beck provides a beginner’s guide to managing in a fixed-fee environment
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Changing with the times
Being able to adapt to a fast-changing legal sector and marketplace will give your firm the best possible chance of survival and success. Andrew Hedley explains how you can make change effectively in your firm
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In the Manager's Chair: Rising stock
Nearly four years ago, Guy and Chris Setford from Setfords Solicitors were featured in ‘In the Manager’s Chair’, following the firm’s move to a fee-sharing model. Duncan Wood talks to them about the firm’s growth since, including through external investment
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Opinion
Coming around again
Section chair Robert Banner looks ahead to the Section’s annual conference on 20 April 2017