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Groundbreaking ABS embraces employee ownership and new approach to charging
Thursday, 3 April 2014A pioneering alternative business structure (ABS) has become one of the first legal practices to introduce employee ownership, while also developing a new form of billing that will see it agree a profit margin with clients, Legal Futures can reveal.
Tags: ABS, Alternative business structures, hourly billing
Posted in Finance, hrtraining, Latest news, Market monitor
Neuberger: ABSs herald death of hourly billing
Monday, 14 May 2012Alternative business structures may well herald the demise of hourly billing as legal practice becomes even more competitive, the Master of the Rolls has predicted. Contingency fees and price comparision websites will also play a role.
Tags: ABS, Alternative business structures, CFAs, contingency fees, fixed fees, hourly billing, price comparison
Posted in Alternative business structures, Latest news
Top firms put mergers at forefront of strategy as pressure from clients forces change, says report
Thursday, 1 March 2012Merger and acquisition activity is becoming a far greater strategic priority among the largest law firms, new research has shown – although most still remain wary of alternative business structures. It also highlighted how top firms are being forced to offer fixed fees.
Tags: Alternative business structures, fixed fees, hourly billing, legal process outsourcing, mergers
Posted in Latest news, Market monitor, Outsourcing
Susskind: fail to embrace “legal process management” and lose out to new players
Monday, 20 September 2010Law firms that fail to embrace “legal process management” will quickly lose out to new competitors, such as accounting firms, legal publishers and businesses fuelled by external investment, Professor Richard Susskind has warned. The legal IT and strategy guru has also criticised the approach of many large firms to making cuts during the recession.
Tags: external investment, hourly billing, legal process outsourcing, Richard Susskind
Posted in Market monitor, News, Outsourcing
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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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