All Leadership and Management articles – Page 7
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FeatureTrailblazing solicitors
It’s been 100 years since the first women qualified as solicitors in England and Wales. To celebrate this milestone, Dana Denis-Smith looks back at where it all began – with the first women admitted to the roll
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FeatureUnder sanction
With the announcement that the SRA will be scrutinising firms for sanctions compliance, Anita Clifford considers what firms should be doing to ensure they are meeting the requirements
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FeatureThe personal touch
Victoria Moffatt explains the importance of having a personal brand, and how to get started with building one
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FeatureMental note
Following on from recent high-profile tribunal cases involving junior lawyers, Manda Banerji looks at the role of mental health in regulatory outcomes
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FeatureJoined-up thinking
Andrew Roberts gives his analysis of the current state of the law firm merger market
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FeatureHabits for good leaders
Thom Dennis outlines the habits that every good leader should adopt, particularly in uncertain business and economic times
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FeatureFollow the money
Julie Norris outlines key recent developments relating to the regulation of money laundering in the legal sector and the implications for legal practitioners and law firms
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FeatureDisability inclusion
Reena Parmar shares her experience in the law as a disabled woman from an ethnic minority and a lower socio-economic background, and why intersectional role models are so important
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FeatureThe role of compliance
As a recent survey reveals that the increasing complexity of compliance is a top concern for more than three-quarters of lawyers, Lucy Trevelyan talks to William Robins, director of compliance and operations at Keystone Law, about the challenges he faces in his role
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FeatureUnderground banking
Laurence Howland does a deep dive into Chinese underground banking, outlining how it works and how the risk impact on law firms in the UK can be mitigated
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FeatureAll in this together
Melinda Giles speaks to Simeon Hance about how switching to an employee ownership trust model helped to secure the future of her firm and enhanced social mobility
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OpinionFull steam ahead
Paul Bennett reflects on some of the key issues firm leaders faced in 2022 and details what’s on the horizon for the year ahead
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NewsQuarterly pulse survey report: Q3 (July to September 2022)
For the last 20 years, we’ve carried out an annual Financial Benchmarking Survey. It’s the leading survey for medium sized and smaller firms (SMEs) in England and Wales, providing participants with a bespoke report showing how their firm compares to similar firms.
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FeatureInsurance: cyber cover
Caspar Rogers explains the basics of cyber insurance cover and how this fits in with your firm’s professional indemnity insurance.
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OpinionWinds of change
In our final edition of the year, Paul Bennett reflects on some of the key issues law firm leaders have been dealing with in 2022, and what is to come as we start looking to the year ahead
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FeatureState of play
David Baskerville takes a look at the state of play in the practice management software market
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FeatureTaking the lead
The team at Serenity in Leadership sat down with their CEO, Thom Dennis, to find out what his time in the Marines taught him about becoming a great leader
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FeaturePlay by the rules
With the SRA getting tougher on price transparency requirements, Deborah Witkiss, COO at Law Society partner Insight Legal, presents a rundown of what the rules mean, how to apply them in practice and where software can help with compliance