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Financial Benchmarking Survey 2025

2025-03-05T15:30:00+00:00

The legal sector remains healthy, but law firms must guard against complacency by focusing on improving productivity and profitability. Explore the findings of the Financial Benchmarking Survey 2025, a leading annual health check report for smaller and mid-sized practices.

Bumps in the road

2025-01-30T00:00:00+00:00By Douglas Russell and Sally Jones

Douglas Russell and Sally Jones give their views on how law firms can overcome 2025’s economic and regulatory hurdles with confidence

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Recent people and leadership

“You have been banished!” Lessons learned from the Traitors

2025-03-17T09:16:00+00:00By James Brown

Can you tell if someone is lying? A team-building exercise inspired by the Traitors offers some interesting insights, writes James Brown

Advance planning

2025-01-30T00:00:00+00:00By Diana Bentley

Law firms need clearly defined ways of managing the careers of their lawyers, especially senior staff members. Diana Bentley looks at what options are available for those wanting to progress

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Recent regulation and compliance

Bumps in the road

2025-01-30T00:00:00+00:00By Douglas Russell and Sally Jones

Douglas Russell and Sally Jones give their views on how law firms can overcome 2025’s economic and regulatory hurdles with confidence

Automating AML

2025-01-30T00:00:00+00:00Partner content Katarina Pranjic

Using technology to improve anti-money laundering processes isn’t just about efficiency – it’s about creating robust, future-proof compliance frameworks, says Katarina Pranjic

All regulation and compliance

Recent mergers and structures

A united front?

2025-01-30T00:00:00+00:00By Anne Harnetty and David Sparkes

Anne Harnetty and David Sparkes consider the main drivers behind entering a merger, and what makes a merger succeed or fail

Merge and conquer

2024-07-30T00:00:00+01:00By Andrew Roberts

Andrew Roberts discusses how to achieve successful integration once a merger is complete

All mergers and structures

Recent business development

Culture crafting: insights from the top 100 law firms

2025-02-24T14:37:00+00:00By Lara Squires

Lara Squires looks at what we can learn from the values of the top 100 law firms

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Recent strategy and innovation

“You have been banished!” Lessons learned from the Traitors

2025-03-17T09:16:00+00:00By James Brown

Can you tell if someone is lying? A team-building exercise inspired by the Traitors offers some interesting insights, writes James Brown

All strategy and innovation

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Recent personal development

Becoming an influencer

2024-01-30T00:00:00+00:00By Michelle Howard

Michelle Howard shares the three phrases that will help you demonstrate your value and gain partner influence

Banking on success

2024-01-30T00:00:00+00:00By Anna Hart

Anna Hart, head of legal for the Bank of China’s operations in the UK, describes the transition to working in-house she made five years ago, and why she is all the happier for it