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  • Chris Hart
    Opinion

    Miss it, miss out

    2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

    Law Management Section chair Chris Hart rounds up the articles for this edition and the line-up for the Annual Conference, taking place later this week - book now or miss out!

  • Buzzwords
    Feature

    Beyond the buzzwords

    2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

    Joanna Goodman looks at how mid-sized law firms are choosing between the seemingly endless range of technology options, to develop their business, serve clients and equip themselves for the changing market

  • David Beech
    Feature

    Here be Dragons

    2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

    David Beech of Knights Solicitors on securing private  equity investment

  • Andrew Hedley
    Feature

    Fit for purpose

    2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

    In the current flurry of merger activity, firms risk either feeling pressured into making a poor decision, or losing out by not being prepared to compromise. Andrew Hedley shows you how to walk the path in between and make the best choice possible for your firm

  • Helen Broughton
    Feature

    Back to basics: Cashflow

    2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

    Knowing your worst and best cashflow months will help you decide when to make additional items of expenditure and how to negotiate overdrafts

  • Joanna Kingston-Davies
    Feature

    Source of inspiration

    2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

    Lees Solicitors, a mid-sized firm in the north-west, outsources everything from its ICT to its complaints-handling. Chief executive Joanna Kingston-Davies explains the benefits of the change, and how you can achieve them for your firm

  • Nick of time
    Feature

    In the nick of time

    2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

    The news is full of horror stories about law firms going under, but if firms act as soon as they find themselves in trouble – and even before – they could avoid becoming just another statistic. Nick Jarrett-Kerr gives his 12 top tips for financial recovery

  • Nigel Haddon
    Feature

    From tip to toe

    2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

    Nigel Haddon reviews a new free e-book which aims to help firms to be more profitable through 12 ‘top tips’, covering everything from recruitment to instructing barristers

  • Building the future
    Feature

    Building the future

    2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

    Tomorrow’s legal leaders face an uncertain future, with changes already under way to everything from training culture to the competitive environment. So how can they – and all solicitors – equip themselves for the road ahead? Chrissie Lightfoot reports

  • Sue Bramall
    Feature

    Standing out

    2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

    Excellence in client service is a vital tool in the battle for business against new entrants to the legal profession with big marketing budgets. However, it can only be achieved with strong leadership and participation at every stage of the client experience, says Sue Bramall

  • PS March 2013 cover
    Feature

    PS March 2013

    2013-03-19T19:47:00Z

    This edition features raising your profile in your local community, acting as executor if your firm is an LLP, declarations of trust for cohabitants, efficiency in private client practice, deathbed planning, will-drafting, cross-border mental capacity, LPAs, the legality of marriages, charitable legacies, and tax on equine businesses

  • Together apart image
    Feature

    Together apart

    2013-03-13T00:00:00Z

    Legislation to address the division of joint property on separation now seems to be off the agenda, leaving the position very unclear for cohabitees – and their advisers. Daniel Bromilow explains how to advise cohabiting clients at every stage of their relationship

  • Kersten Muller
    Feature

    Non-natural remedies

    2013-03-13T00:00:00Z

    As part of its clampdown on tax avoidance, the government is planning to introduce two new tax charges on property valued at over £2m and owned via ‘non-natural persons’. Kersten Muller summarises the proposals

  • Emma Humphreys
    Feature

    Step right up

    2013-03-13T00:00:00Z

    Two recent cases demonstrate the importance for landowners of contesting informal access arrangements over their land. Emma Humphreys explains

  • Grania Langdon-Down
    Feature

    Working parts

    2013-03-13T00:00:00Z

    Changing career paths, more competition and the demand for quick, low-cost conveyancing have led many firms to employ paralegals, while others have used only qualified staff. Grania Langdon-Down looks at the different business models and the lessons to learn

  • Warren Gordon
    Feature

    Holding the title

    2013-03-13T00:00:00Z

    The City of London Law Society has just published the seventh edition of its certificate of title. Warren Gordon outlines the changes made in the new edition to make the certificate more 
user-friendly for solicitors

  • Lease of mind image
    Feature

    Lease of mind

    2013-03-13T00:00:00Z

    Roger Hardwick looks at the options for tenant clients who want to extend their lease, and explains the process for statutory lease extension applications

  • Jaunita Gobby
    Feature

    Dead letter

    2013-03-13T00:00:00Z

    Ensuring that your client care letters and terms of business remain up to date, and that the correct versions are being used across your firm, is a crucial element of compliance. Jaunita Gobby explains how to avoid the pitfalls

  • Chris Harris
    Feature

    Reality check

    2013-03-13T00:00:00Z

    The media and the Solicitors Regulation Authority website both told the same story in 2012: bogus law firms, created by criminals and often based on real firms to create legitimacy, are on the rise. So how can you avoid your firm becoming a victim? Chris Harris explains

  • Alasdair Lewis
    Feature

    What’s in a number?

    2013-03-13T00:00:00Z

    The numbering system for Land Registry titles has changed many times, to accommodate everything from the county changes in the 1960s to the numbers starting to run out in recent years. Alasdair Lewis explains