Partners’ financial roadmap: Understanding the funding of partners’ capital

Traditional partnership or LLP Your capital contribution is a significant investment in your professional future, which should be treated as any other investment; you need to believe in the strategy and ethos you are buying in to and expect a return on your investment. Joining a professional partnership is a large financial commitment, but the […]

Understanding partnerships: Employment status for partners – employed v self-employed

Depending on the structure of the firm, employment status can be a contentious issue, especially for junior partners who do not always have a guaranteed profit share and may have minimal voting rights. Partners need to satisfy at least one of three tests below to prove they are true partners in a business, and retain the […]

Quill’s revived trainee scheme shows steadfast commitment to cashiering

At Quill, we’re dedicated to getting the job of cashiering right. You see, we’ve been supplying outsourced cashiering services for 20 years, half of our company’s life, and we’ve earned ourselves an enviable reputation as a market leader in cashiering based on our 100% accuracy rates. Demand for our services has grown year on year. […]

Quill powers Adams Kaye’s regulatory compliance and quality services

Stuart Kaye, director & licensed conveyancer at Adams Kaye, understands the important role technology plays in running a compliant operation and delivering quality legal services. Having launched his boutique residential property law firm with fellow founding director, Paul Adams, earlier this year, Stuart’s mission is to offer personalised services blended with sophisticated IT. Being regulated by the […]

Becoming a partner: understand legal partnership better with MHA MacIntyre Hudson’s explainer

Congratulations on your admission to partnership. If you have not already, get ready to receive your P45; it’s probably the only time in your career when promotion results in the termination of employment! Becoming a partner shouldn’t be the pinnacle of your career aspirations; it is the start of the next chapter of your professional […]

LPM September 2018 – Table plans

Download your FREE copy now   This month:This month, LPM magazine finds out what it takes to get your voice heard at board level. Special supplement: Tech in – LPM teams up with Converge TS to dive into how clients are driving SME law firms to build better connections with technology. Feature: Staff writer Charlotte Bastiaanse takes a […]

The roadmap to your financial future: MHA MacIntyre Hudson’s partners’ financial planning guide

Our guide to your financial future has been developed by leading specialists at MHA MacIntyre Hudson, for partners at all stages of their life as a business owner, concerned with understanding the financial and legal obligations of partnership, whilst managing both their day-to-day finances and long term strategic financial planning. The guide is intended to […]

LEAP launches Litigation Centre of Excellence

Recognising the long-term gains of becoming digital, LEAP announces the launch of its Litigation Centre of Excellence.  Dedicated to helping litigators work smarter, the Litigation Centre of Excellence tracks current and future needs of litigators using LEAP software to provide them add-ins to achieve the best outcome for their clients efficiently and cost-effectively. The Centre […]

Should law departments build or buy legal analytics technology? An examination of several key factors

Law departments are eager to make use of legal analytics technology to better manage their spend and help guide other decisions. According to HBR’s 2017 Law Department Survey of 300 U.S. and global law departments, nearly half of all respondents reported already having legal spend analytics technology, and 24% planned to adopt in the next two years. But […]

Three steps to contain e-discovery costs in the e-world

Corporate law departments are increasingly challenged to track their e-Discovery activities and costs. In today’s metric-focused business environment, law departments should be able to answer simple questions about their e-Discovery lifecycle, including: Exactly how much is being spent on e-Discovery and how do those costs break down? What volume of data is being handled? What […]