Human Resources

Articles

Well-run law firms centralise control of inventory and receivables

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

Investing in the partners of the future

By Andrew Hedley, Director, Hedley Consulting

Member departures: Tackling repudiatory breaches and competing businesses

Is there an amicable way for LLPs and their members to part ways? Paul Nicholls QC, Tim Spillane and Peter Nicholson consider members' rights and duties

Moving to accelerated learning methods may require a leap of faith

By Sue Beavil, Learning and Organisational Development Manager, Slater & Gordon

Ensuring your staffing strategy anticipates changes in client demand

By Manju Manglani, Editor, Managing Partner

A merit-based promotion system can increase gender diversity in law firms

By Martin Arnold, Managing Partner, Wedlake Bell

Seesaw staffing: The optimal leverage ratio in law firms

Leverage has an inverted U-shaped relationship with performance in diversified law firms, reveal Amit Karna, Ansgar Richter and Monika Schommer

Reshaping staffing: The end of the pyramid model in law firms

Manju Manglani speaks with Clare Murray and Richard Turnor about how law firms' gearing will need to change in the 'new normal'