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Training up: getting a head start on the new regulatory rulebook

Firms looking to demonstrate early compliance with the forthcoming SRA Standards and Regulations could do worse than review their training and supervision programmes, says Susanna Heley

King no more: dealing with unethical client requests

Agreeing to drafting a contract clause that you believe might be unethical could put you in breach of your regulatory obligations, warns Mena Ruparel

Strangely familiar: the old and the new combine in the recently approved handbook

The 2019 SRA handbook takes us further down the road opened by its predecessor, but there are also new markers you need to prepare for, says Tracey Calvert

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