All Opinion articles – Page 3
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Opinion
Back and forth
As she prepares to step down as chair of the Law Management Section committee, Ann Harrison reflects on what she’s learned during her three-year tenure
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Call of duty
Warren Gordon looks at the impact of the second lockdown and the stamp duty land tax holiday on property lawyers
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COFAs – can you make your own rules?
Jeremy Black looks at what the SRA Standards and Regulations mean in practice for the compliance officer for finance and administration (COFA) at law firms
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Field of dreams
Fiona Heald introduces our special edition of PS, aimed at those in the early stages of their private client career, or considering this field as a specialism, and explains why she chose private client, and why she still loves it now
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Picking the lock
Warren Gordon looks at the range of changes in property legislation and practice under lockdown
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Home workers
Warren Gordon looks at the impact of lockdown on the property market, and how the Law Society and the Property Section are working to help you
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Strange days
Fiona Heald talks about the challenges of working as a private client practitioner during lockdown
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COVID-19 – your compliance obligations
Remote working and office closures present regulatory challenges to all law firms, says Pearl Moses
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Changing times
Ann Harrison considers the future for legal businesses after coronavirus, and if it could lead to positive change
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A chunk of change
Warren Gordon looks at some key changes affecting property practitioners, including the government’s plans to reform leasehold
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Morning matters
Fiona Heald explains how we’re trialling a new early start for some Section events, based on feedback from last year’s equality and diversity survey
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Risk assessments – are you ready?
A cut-and-paste approach to risk assessments is not the way to address specific issues faced by your firm, says Pearl Moses
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The dotted lines
Section chair Warren Gordon considers the implications of new developments around e-signatures
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Decisions, decisions
While the Brexit impasse continues, Fiona Heald reports on some good news
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Solicitors Qualifying Examination – an update
SQE countdown has been dogged by lack of detail and certainty for students and employers, says Melissa Hardee.