All Leadership and Management articles – Page 44

  • Ian Muirhead
    Feature

    Multi-tasking?

    2014-02-12T00:00:00Z

    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

  • Georgine Beechinor
    Feature

    New obligations

    2014-02-12T00:00:00Z

    By 2018, all UK firms will be required to enrol all eligible employees into a qualifying pension scheme. Georgina Beechinor looks at how these changes and developments will affect law firms, and what you should be doing now to prepare

  • Geoff Wild
    Feature

    Running Wild

    2014-02-12T00:00:00Z

    Geoff Wild on Kent County Council’s innovative model, offering legal services to other public bodies

  • Deborah Atkins
    Feature

    Back to front

    2013-11-12T00:00:00Z

    Deborah Atkins explains how streamlining back office processes through new technology can free up time for HR staff to focus on attraction and retention, developing fee-earners’ skills and improving client satisfaction

  • Building Blocks
    Feature

    Building blocks

    2013-11-12T00:00:00Z

    Becoming a partner no longer automatically equals a secure and prosperous career; ongoing work on your own skills is essential to long-term success. Ava Madon looks at three key aspects of personal development

  • Ian Brown
    Feature

    Golden Brown

    2013-11-12T00:00:00Z

    Wosskow Brown managing partner, Ian Brown, on securing new banking facilities worth nearly £2m

  • Matt Rhodes
    Feature

    When disaster strikes

    2013-11-12T00:00:00Z

    The threats from natural or man-made disasters and cyber-hacking make IT disaster recovery planning a critical subject for modern law firms. Matt Rhodes looks at some options for protecting your systems and data

  • Made for each other
    Feature

    Made for each other?

    2013-11-12T00:00:00Z

    Getting and keeping a corporate client is a lot like the dating game – you have to make your choice, get picked, and keep communicating and giving to keep the relationship going. Diana Bentley offers some tips for finding – and keeping – your perfect partner

  • Chris Hart
    Opinion

    Falling into glory

    2013-11-12T00:00:00Z

    Law Management Section chair and Wollen Michelmore managing partner, Chris Hart, looks at forthcoming Section winter events

  • Andrew Kwan
    Feature

    Give it to me straight

    2013-11-12T00:00:00Z

    Andrew Kwan explains how and why his law firm, Manchester-based Clear Law Solicitors, reworded its documents in plain English, and the benefits it has brought the firm and its clients

  • Insider Knowledge
    Feature

    Insider knowledge

    2013-11-12T00:00:00Z

    Competitive intelligence can help you to avoid surprises, think several moves ahead of your rivals and minimise uncertainty when making business decisions. Graeme Dixon explains how you can set up a competitive intelligence function in your firm

  • Mark Brandon
    Feature

    Knocked sideways

    2013-11-12T00:00:00Z

    Making lateral hires may seem like a simple way to grow your business, but if you get it wrong – and most firms do – the consequences could be dire. Mark Brandon outlines the pitfalls, and how to avoid them in your firm. 

  • Sue Bramall
    Feature

    Who you know

    2013-11-12T00:00:00Z

    Your client information is key to generating new business, but too few law firms harness this information effectively. Sue Bramall explains how to use client relationship management tools – from basic spreadsheets to bespoke solutions – to build your business

  • Helen Broughton
    Feature

    Private lives

    2013-11-12T00:00:00Z

    Six months on from the major changes to family legal aid, many firms are still grappling with the move from legal aid to private clients. Helen Broughton explains some of the management and financial challenges, and how to deal with them

  • Richard Lane
    Feature

    Under the microscope

    2013-11-12T00:00:00Z

    For the busy manager of a law firm, few things cause more upset than the unwelcome news that the Forensic Investigation Unit is planning to visit. So what should you expect if it happens to you? Richard Lane explains

  • Gary Jones
    Feature

    Office politics

    2013-11-12T00:00:00Z

    Now that legal business has woken up to the need for overarching operations managers in the guise of chief operating officer or operations director, the sector might be ready for even bigger change. Gary Jones explains

  • Setfords
    Feature

    Set apart

    2013-08-13T00:00:00Z

    Guy and Chris Setford of Setfords Solicitors on the benefits of moving to a fee-sharing model

  • Steve Ray
    Feature

    The best policy

    2013-08-13T00:00:00Z

    Steve Ray looks at how to secure the best terms at the 2013 professional indemnity insurance renewal, and outlines the changes ahead, including the introduction of staggered renewal dates and the end of the assigned risks pool

  • Emma Dickinson
    Feature

    Young blood

    2013-08-13T00:00:00Z

    The Legal Education and Training Review has brought questions about legal careers to the foreground. But many firms remain unsure about whether hiring a trainee is worth their while. Emma Dickinson explains the benefits

  • Patrick McKenna
    Feature

    Cause and effect

    2013-08-13T00:00:00Z

    In today’s challenging market, most firms will be looking at how they can become more efficient. But this goal may get in the way of a more important one – being effective. Patrick McKenna and Edwin Reeser explain