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Unregulated advisers beat law firms in Google rankings
July 13th, 2015
Solicitor firms are missing out on vital marketing opportunities – and losing ground to the unregulated sector – by not establishing themselves at the top of Google searches, research has found. Legal Services Board chief executive Richard Moriarty (pictured) ...
Orderly Grexit Poses a Puzzle for EU Lawyers Gaming Out Doomsday
July 10th, 2015
Grexit on Sunday? Not so fast, say the lawyers. Even if the creditors pull the plug, Greece will remain legally part of the euro zone on Monday. It could hang on in a half-out, half-in state indefinitely, creating legal ...
Too Many Lawyers. Here’s One Solution
July 7th, 2015
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 the same time, many law school graduates can’t find legal ...
Decline in UK law firm merger activity
July 6th, 2015
UK law firms are now merging for growth instead of financial necessity, according to research evidencing a decline in the number of mergers last year. Law firm merger activity in the UK declined by 11 per cent last year. ...
India in talks with lawyers to open up legal services sector to foreigners
June 30th, 2015
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. Commerce Secretary Rajeev Kher told reporters that discussions are also ...
Big Law Firms Spending More on Technology, Experts Say
June 29th, 2015
U.S. law firms are devoting more of their budgets to technology, investing in practice and financial management systems, network upgrades and other areas, although the activity has been measured, according to legal experts. About half of the 281 law ...
Nine out of 10 lawyers save more than £250 a month regularly
June 29th, 2015
Lawyers are sensible savers but need to be smarter to fulfil their ambitions Most lawyers are regular savers but need to plan properly if they are to achieve all their saving goals, according to new research. Wesleyan, the specialist ...
How EU data protection law could interfere with targeted ads
June 24th, 2015
The successor to the 20-year-old European data protection directive has inched closer to becoming law, having been approved by the Council of Ministers, which represents each of the 28 EU member states. This has led to howls of anguish from some ...
Reasons Why It’s So Hard Being A Lawyer
June 22nd, 2015
1. We’re Your Lawyer. Not Your BFF. Sometimes, clients don’t understand the role we must play as a lawyer, which often involves telling the client he or she is totally wrong or what the client wants isn’t possible. Clients ...
Lawyers facing up to Grexit
June 22nd, 2015
If Greece goes bust, what will happen to client money? “As the spectacle of potential Greek bankruptcy unrolls before our eyes, we should put ourselves in the shoes of our Greek lawyer colleagues.” The main impact of the crisis ...
