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Partners working in “silos” pose major danger to law firms’ risk management strategies
Monday, 6 December 2010Lawyers working alone in ‘silos’ present serious potential risks to law firms, but limiting partners’ autonomy can harm your practice’s bottom line, a conference heard last week.
Tags: compliance, Indemnity insurance, outcomes-focused regulation
Posted in Indemnity insurance, News
Good reviews
Thursday, 20 May 2010File reviews are generally seen by law firms as something they must implement to ensure they comply but the benefits are so often overlooked, explains Jaunita Gobby of compliance consultancy Legal Eye
Tags: compliance
Posted in Indemnity insurance, Solicitors
Protect and serve
Tuesday, 27 April 2010Jim Watson, managing director of data destruction service Shred Easy, and Daniel Berke, a fraud solicitor at Lewis Hymanson Small in Manchester and London, look at data protection among law firms and discuss the recent decision to allow the Information Commissioner’s Office to levy fines of up to £500,000 to organisations which seriously breach the Data Protection Act.
Tags: compliance, data protection
Posted in Features, Indemnity insurance
The legal profession and the sale of general insurance contracts
Tuesday, 16 February 2010Insurance mediation does not sound like the kind of thing solicitors do, but in fact many are involved in it and their knowledge of the rules around it are often sketchy. Alan Bannister of Vizards Wyeth outlines the main issues.
Tags: ATE insurance, code of conduct, compliance, FSA
Posted in Client care, Competence, Practice Management, Regulation, Solicitors
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Keeping the conversation going beyond Pride Month
As I reflect on all the celebrations of Pride Month 2024, I ask myself why there remains hesitancy amongst LGBTQ+ staff members about when it comes to being open about their identity in the workplace.
Third-party managed accounts: Your key questions answered
The Solicitors Regulation Authority has given strong indications that it is headed towards greater restrictions on law firms when it comes to handling client money.
Understanding vicarious trauma in the legal workplace
Vicarious trauma can happen to anyone who works with clients who have experienced trauma such as domestic or other violence, child abuse, sexual assault, torture or being a refugee.
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