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Decoding the new conduct rules
8/05/2007
The use of internet and electronic communications have become an integral part of the modern law firm - not only to win clients and gain competitive advantage but in recruitment, with firms reaching out to the brightest and best through...More than one way to skin the management cat
10/05/2007
I have been struck recently by the increasingly large number of (in my view) relatively 'young' partners (by which I mean anyone under the age of 45) taking on so-called 'management' roles in some of our leading law firms. This raises...Things can only get better
15/05/2007
In constitutional terms, Tony Blair’s legacy is as the architect of a programme of ongoing vandalism against our civil liberties, which many of us (wrongly) have taken for granted:ID cards. Apart from the escalating cost of the scheme, the connected...Don't you just love conference calls?
16/05/2007
Why is it that normally well-behaved people forget all their manners and start acting in the most inconsiderate fashion when it comes to taking part in a conference call?Conference calls are a great thing when handled properly, but most of...Float if you like, but what's in it for clients?
18/05/2007
An article in The Times today about Dickinson Dees' plans to list on the stock market when the Legal Services Bill comes into force caught my eye this morning. (You can read the article here.)In all this debate about the Bill, private...A slippery slope to an unwelcome destination
23/05/2007
The class action – that most American of legal phenomena – seems to be the hot topic of the moment. Not a week goes by without numerous column inches devoted to contemplation of whether it is, or is not, coming...A holistic approach
29/05/2007
In previous blogs, I have written about the need to develop the debate between in-house counsel and private practice on fees and billing practices. Don’t get me wrong, the debate is already taking place – but at a different level,...
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