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Innovation nation
Tuesday, 12 October 2010Innovation has been on my mind of late. From the probate business I met last week that outsources legal work to an English solicitor working at an Australian law firm so that it gets done overnight, to Birmingham firm Blakemores and its stands in shopping centres, to the QualitySolicitors firm with branded and non-branded offices on opposite sides of the street.
Tags: ABS, Alternative business structures, marketing
Posted in Blog
Weekly round-up: aptitude tests, Susskind, firms squeezed and overblown reputations
Friday, 17 September 2010This week’s round-up of other relevant news and comment on the web takes in reaction to our story on an aptitude test for LPC students, Professor Richard Susskind’s thoughts ahead of an updated version of his book coming out, fears of big financial pressures on law firms, a survey that shows solicitors think too much of their own reputation, and much more.
Tags: LDP, legal practice course, marketing, outsourcing, price comparison, Solicitors Regulation Authority
Posted in Further reading, News
Weekly round-up: criminals target law firms, LPO ethics and accountants eye legal market
Monday, 13 September 2010Our weekly round-up of other useful news and articles highlights worries that criminals are targeting failing law firms, accountants wanting more of the legal services market, concerns over new conflicts rules, a call to change the terms of PII cover, the need for more ethics guidance around LPO and much more.
Tags: conflicts of interest, diversity, legal process outsourcing, LPC, LPO, marketing, professional indemnity insurance, Solicitors Regulation Authority, SRA
Posted in Market monitor, Solicitors
Marketing staff shortage as top firms turn to hiring to make up huge revenue falls
Tuesday, 7 September 2010The top law firms are looking to bulk up their business development capacity as they face a major reduction in their fees, a survey has claimed. With partners in the top 10 firms seeing their average billable fees fall by £875,000 last year, recruitment consultancy Ambition says firms have responded by hiring marketing staff.
Tags: marketing
Posted in Marketing & PR, News
A fresh approach
Wednesday, 31 March 2010In the first entry into the PR and marketing section of this website, Alastair Moyes, a director at Legal Futures Associate Marketlaw, says ‘marketing’ encompasses far more than many lawyers think.
Tags: marketing
Posted in Marketing & PR, Practice Management
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Succession (Season 5) – Santa looks to the future
It’s time for the annual Christmas blog from Nigel Wallis, consultant at Legal Futures Associate O’Connors Legal Services.
The COLP and management 12 days of Christmas checklist
Leading up to Christmas this year, it might be a quieter time to reflect on trends, issues and regulation, and how they might impact your firm.
The next wave of AI: what’s really coming in 2025
The most exciting battle in artificial intelligence isn’t unfolding in corporate labs; it’s happening in the open-source community.
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