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Joining-up tech

From client data to cyber-risk prevention, whether a one-off project or a recurring issue, joining-up and integrating tech and IT applications is ultimately the lifeblood of every law firm. Alex Loquens explains

Bare essentials: why students should get involved in pro bono

Pro bono work places volunteers in front of real clients and allows them to develop practical legal skills — and it should form a vital part of law students' education, says Emma Goodwin

The problem with choice

Important decisions such as whether to promote a junior assistant or to leave one firm for another, are made on a rational basis, aren't they? Not as much as you would think, says Dr Bob Murray

Tales from practice | Reboot successful

Richard Barr receives a panic report involving some dead beef

Responding to the phasing out of critical practice-management software

With established legal software products reaching their end-of-life point, hundreds of law firms suddenly face an unprecedented challenge forcing them to “frame the stakes of change”, warns Glyn Morris

Collision course: Future-proofing your personal injury business

The latest set of law reforms about to hit the personal injury market will be particularly hard on the low-value RTA sector. Rachel Rothwell considers what firms should be doing to prepare

Hidden dangers

The SRA's new handbook may be leaner but the move towards more outcomes-based regulation could bring further uncertainty for solicitors and confusion for the public. Jean-Yves Gilg reports

ALISON LOBB: LIFE, LAW AND LIVERPOOL

Technology will do wonderful things for lawyers, says Morecrofts' managing partner, but her primary commitment is to bringing together the best people for delivering the best possible legal service