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Digital pitfalls

Ownership of digital assets is something few of us can escape, but even fewer really understand what they entitle us and our beneficiaries to, says James Ward

The how, who and what of selecting your firm's next managing partner

By Julious P. Smith Jr, Chair Emeritus, Williams Mullen

Service promise: Why your law firm needs a client value guarantee

A client value guarantee can stimulate operational improvements and create substantial competitive and financial gains for your law firm, ?says Chris Hart

Changing minds: The neuroscience of change management in law firms

Law firm leaders should use neuroscience research to make partners more receptive to change, says Nick Marson

Repeat business: Associate your law firm with customer service excellence

Law firms can learn much from their corporate clients about creating brands associated with customer service excellence, says Mark Dembovsky

The underlying symptom

Legal proceedings between family members often act only to aggravate issues bubbling under the surface without ever resolving the problem, says Fay Copeland

Transferable nil-rate bands

We would all do well to fully understand the changes that have already been made to transferable nil-rate bands, instead of speculating about potential changes to inheritance tax, advises Scott Gallacher

Changes afoot

The Office of the Public Guardian has decided not to create a combined LPA, but adjustments to LPA forms alone will bring enough changes, says Matthew Evans