Legal practice
PR lessons for law firms
I’ve held back, so far, on comment on the Watson Farley & Williams so-called trainee law blog. The dust has now settled and the issue is well covered by Justin at Human Law. But here’s my take. This is not a blog: anyone familiar with blogs visiting it will see that it exhibits none of […]
Shut up and listen
An anonymousmature trainee lawyer blogs atNearly Legal on “trying to become a lawyer and other things”. Looks like it could be a good one. I am older than most in this position, and had a not unsuccessful career before turning to law, so being talked to like a complete 20ish beginner was something of a […]
Online legal services – size matters
Kieran Flatt, writing in Legal IT, believes that there are only five law firms in the UK that have demonstrated any serious long-term commitment to developing online businesses: Linklaters (Blue Flag) Berwin Leighton Paisner (BeProfessional) Eversheds Allen & Overy (NewChange) Addleshaw Goddard Pinsent Masons’ OUT-LAW.com service is not on his list as it is a […]
26 trends for the legal profession
National, theofficial periodical of the Canadian Bar Association has produce anA to Z: 26 trends for the legal profession. The legal profession is turning upside down, and many of the familiar landmarks are disappearing or being replaced by brand-new structures. There are so many changes afoot that National’s editorial team could match each letter of […]
Servicing the corporate client
First published September 2005 in Whither the Legal Web?. This abridged version published January 2006 in the Internet Newsletter for Lawyers. For the largest law firms the provision of online legal services is an imperative but few, if any, of these services are sold to clients directly off the page. The focus is rather on […]
The Next Ten Years according to Susskind
In his SCL 2006 Lecture Richard Susskind predicted that the pace of development in the coming decade will be more profound than during the last. Emerging technologies would enable transformations in the nature of legal service, the way lawyers work, relationships between lawyers and their clients, legal training and learning and dispute resolution. He sees […]
Legal process outsourcing
A valuable post on Offshoring from Joy London’s Excited Utterances blog, pointing to the trend in legal process outsourcing (LPO), particularly to India, and providing links to the main players: With the increasing acceptance of India as a preferred offshoring destination, a large number of non-CRM and non-transaction related services are being offshored. Among these, […]
Practice Management: Revised solicitors professional conduct rules
The Solicitors Incorporated Practice Rules 2004 (SIPR) came into force on 13 February 2004, replacing the 2001 Rules. The new Rules have been incorporated into the The Guide to the Professional Conduct of Solicitors, the Law Society’s definitive authority on the rules and principles of professional conduct for practising solicitors which is available online. The […]
Legal Practice: New email guidelines for solicitors
The Law Society has published email guidelines for solicitors, intended to assist principals or others in solicitors’ firms responsible for drawing up or approving a firm’s email policy. The guidelines deal with such issues as confidentiality, record keeping, the statutory environment, e-commerce, spam and email security. Law Society Email guidelines[updated]
Employment: Internet and email policies
Acas has published an updated version of its guide to internet and email policies for employers. OUT-Law.com has also recently updated updated its template policy. Acas Guide[updated] OUT-law.com’s Communications Policy
E-mail standards guide from LITIG
Following research into the issues surrounding e-mail usage within the legal industry and the associated risks, the Legal IT Innovators Group (LITIG), an organisation specifically for senior professionals involved directly in all aspects of implementation, use and support of legal IT systems in the UK, has created two Good Practice Guides on Acceptable Usage Policy […]
Law Society guidance on money laundering
In anticipation of the Money Laundering Regulations 2003 coming into force on 1 March 2004, the Law Society has published fresh guidance for solicitors on the effect on them of the latest legislation. Under the new regulations most solicitors’ practices will fall into the regulated sector for many areas of legal work, including property transactions […]
