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Whilst governments and the biggest companies have used Lean Six Sigma and benefitted from it, the legal sector has lagged behind. Now it needs to understand the ‘how’ and ‘why’ of what it does.

The legal profession post-pandemic is entirely different from the situation two years ago. The days of attracting talent with the “corner office and an excellent salary” are over.

How can we have harmony between estate agents and conveyancers? Is the love lost between the two industries or by this year’s Valentine’s Day, will there be some amour shared?

With nine in every 10 claimants still seeking representation to help them navigate the OIC portal – supposedly designed so they wouldn’t need help – it doesn’t seem to have been a success.

What businesses need to be doing, large and small, is showing that our everyday decisions include questioning and understanding sustainability and trying to bring suppliers with us.

While hybrid working offers greater flexibility, technology has also created an ‘always on’ culture where the boundaries between work and home life disappear.

No professional sector is immune from automation – even the law. However, the adoption of automated systems to settle routine injury claims raises a number of important ethical questions.

For many years, outsourcing has been seen as a bit of a scary prospect within the conveyancing sector. But thanks to the stamp duty holiday, conveyancers are now realising some of the many benefits.

In November, Google received two court rulings, through which it both closed and opened the door to class actions against it. So what do the decisions mean for future class actions?

The consolidation of law firms through merger and acquisition has resulted in fewer, but more sophisticated and expert clinical negligence practices.