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Costs lawyers gather strength as costs budgeting becomes more complex

15/07/2015(0)
Annual survey reveals ‘costs management regime is far from perfect’ Solicitors struggling to cope with complex costs budgeting; significant growth in costs lawyers’ practices; and judicial inconsistency undermining the ... Read More
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Legal professionals are becoming more innovative in running their businesses but more is needed

08/07/2015(0)
Findings from the largest ever study of innovation in the legal sector, commissioned by the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) and the Legal Services Board (LSB), suggest that legal professionals, ... Read More
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Too Many Lawyers. Here’s One Solution

07/07/2015(0)
A large part of the law business is in crisis. Lawyers and judges bemoan a “justice gap”: millions of Americans who need legal services but can’t afford them. At ... Read More
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Greek crisis hits international firms

07/07/2015(0)
Strict capital controls in place at all Greek banks are preventing the collection of legal fees owed to international law firms, the Gazette has learned as the country’s referendum result sets ... Read More
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India in talks with lawyers to open up legal services sector to foreigners

30/06/2015(0)
The Indian government has started talks with the Bar Council of India and other stakeholders on its proposal to open up the legal services sector to foreigners in stages. ... Read More
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FIFA, Iran, HSBC Top To-Do List for Swiss Prosecutor

18/06/2015(0)
After winning re-election as Switzerland’s Attorney-General on Wednesday, Michael Lauber went straight back to work. Not that he had much choice with a to-do list that’s getting longer by ... Read More
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KPMG: Big Four player poses new threat to law firms

02/06/2015(0)
KPMG is growing its legal arm beyond tax, threatening to become a major player in the legal services market. Speaking to Lawyers Weekly, Jeremy Geale, the head of KPMG’s tax ... Read More
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Third of lawyers say no to partnership in favour of work-life balance

21/05/2015(0)
Perception of the legal profession’s glass ceiling not seen as a main impediment to law firm leadership roles Work-life balance and stress are the primary reasons lawyers are not ... Read More
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Demand soars for lawyers in Hong Kong and Singapore

06/05/2015(0)
Legal and compliance jobs top the list, according to the Robert Walters Asia Job Index. Data for Q1 shows legal and compliance job advertising growing 38 per cent, year ... Read More
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Lawyers warned that legal automation could dull their brains

23/04/2015(0)
Lawyers need to be careful not to lose some of their ‘deep human talent’ in the coming years as software systems take over many of their traditional tasks – ... Read More
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