April 2025

MFS magazine cover – April 2025

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Safety in numbers

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Abby Winkworth reflects on the results of the Financial Benchmarking Survey 2025 and the practical insights included in this edition of the magazine

Features

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Counting the cost

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Tim Kidd explores the Solicitors Regulation Authority’s recent consultation on its proposed changes to the handling of client money

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Weighing up the data

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Author of the Financial Benchmarking Survey 2025 report, Ian Johnson, summarises its key points

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Putting wellbeing first

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Elizabeth Rimmer offers practical advice for improving staff wellbeing in your firm

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Questions of ethics

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Susanna Heley explores the current ethical issues for lawyers

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A thriving environment

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Martin Whitehorn discusses making your organisation a place where people want to progress

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Stick with it

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Bola Gibson suggests practical ways to overcome diversity, equity and inclusion fatigue, both in your firm and the wider profession

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The last post

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Sarah Harrison and Graeme Menzies offer practical tips on successfully managing the retirement process

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The apprentice

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Diana Bentley talks to firms about how they manage apprenticeships and the recruitment and diversity benefits these schemes bring

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Sharing the burden

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Andrew Allen examines what law firms are doing to tackle increased employers’ national insurance rates and improve margins

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Five-star candidates

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Jonathan Worrell presents five recommendations to help firms ensure the success of their SQE candidates

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In praise of regulation

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Chris Marston advocates embracing regulation and the protection it offers you and your clients

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