Practice Management

Fundamentally, in any kind of conflict case you should be evaluating whether the case is ripe for settlement, including mediation or not. Sometimes if you have a litigation case which has been [...]

At a recent meeting with a mid-size legal firm the managing partner was asked what was the one thing about his legal practice that kept him awake at night. Expecting the answer to be the threat [...]

Paralegals are defined as ‘persons who are trained and educated to perform legal tasks, but who are not qualified solicitors, barristers or chartered legal executives’. These well trained and [...]

What does it take to become an expert? Some would argue that it is 10,000 hours of practice but Malcolm Gladwell in his book Outliers really only suggested this was what it took for the Dodds and [...]

Most firms are fast approaching their year end. As this time of year approaches, hopefully the profits earned are satisfactory and mean that the firm can afford to invest so that it can continue [...]

In this digital age, businesses of every kind are relying more than ever on having quick and easy access to published information, and law firms are no different. This information can be of [...]

There is a real danger that experienced solicitors can convince themselves that they are perfect and know everything. Nobody likes to be told that they are imperfect and inefficient, but measured [...]

If challenged, most clients would say that they would like a better service, delivered faster and more cheaply. If a lawyer can deliver on the first two then then there is probably no need to [...]

The main motivation for starting a change project in a firm is frequently cost-cutting; but it is far more positive to focus on growing revenues and profits. Indeed, this will be in the best [...]

Mental Health for all of us has been recently highlighted by the Royal Family with their Heads Together Campaign, and the Mental Health Foundation’s Mental Health Awareness Week (8-14 May). For [...]