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Where are the MDPs? Waiting for the accountants to start setting them up
Wednesday, 26 September 2012There is so far little evidence that alternative business structures (ABSs) will spawn large numbers of multi-disciplinary practices (MDPs), and those that do are likely to be accountancy led, it was claimed yesterday.
Tags: ABS, Alternative business structures, financial services, joint ventures, MDP, multi-disciplinary practice
Posted in Alternative business structures, Latest news, Market monitor
Making alternative business structures work
Tuesday, 4 September 2012Lawrence Cook, director of marketing and business development at Thesis Asset Management – which was once owned by and is still linked to south-east law firm Thomas Eggar – outlines their experience of joint ventures with solicitors.
Tags: ABS, Alternative business structures, financial services, joint ventures
Posted in Alternative business structures, Features, Latest news
News round-up: HighStreetLawyer.com expands, firm recruits COLP, will-writer training boost, and much more
Friday, 9 March 2012Our regular round-up of bits of news you may have missed include new locations for the HighStreetLawyer.com network, a firm recruiting its COLP, firms launching joint ventures and targeted services, professional training for will-writers, money laundering warning, and more.
Tags: anti-money laundering, bar standards board, Chartered Institute of Legal Executives, claims management companies, COLP, compliance officer for legal practice, Institute of Professional Willwriters, joint ventures, Law Society, Legal Services Board, money laundering, Office of Fair Trading, will-writing
Posted in Latest news, News In Brief
Innovation and teamwork are “key to ABS survival”
Monday, 24 October 2011Creativity and collaboration should be the priority for law firms looking to fend off the threats from a liberated legal market, with joint ventures, referral networks and share offerings all possible solutions, last week’s Legal Futures conference was told.
Tags: ABS, Alternative business structures, joint ventures, referrals
Posted in Alternative business structures, News
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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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