Developing great business development skills is one of the most important weapons in a lawyer’s arsenal. As such, the earlier in their career that a solicitor can hone these skills and start building those all-important relationships with clients, the better. In my experience, helping junior lawyers foster BD skills by involving them in client interactions […]

The pandemic proved that high-quality work can be done outside the traditional office, with many professionals reporting enhanced productivity and wellbeing. However, our new research in the Industrial Relations Journal shows that while homeworking (WFH) surged across all demographics during the pandemic, ethnic minority and migrant groups — particularly Black men, and Chinese workers of both genders — are still much […]

A Briefing roundtable of law firm knowledge leaders, co-hosted with StructureFlow, considered the arrival of genAI at their doors as a factor in careful career planning, culture, consensus-building for change and compliance