Law firms around the world must prepare themselves for increased media scrutiny following the leaks from Panamanian law firm Mossack Fonseca – hoping the story will go away is not an option, says law firm public relations expert Matt Baldwin
When bidding to win work, law firms often make the mistake of not asking questions about the work being tendered however, taking an interest in the client will pay off, says Katie Dignan
Society needs “legal imagination” because we are entering a world where we need to adopt the principles of transnational or supranational cooperation, says José Manuel Barroso
Professional services firms guilty of wrongdoing can go out of business when clients stop trusting them, so every law firm employee must be familiar with compliance policies
Recent corruption scandals show that political parties and public administration bodies must improve internal controls and be independently audited, says Purificación Pujol
Forming partnerships with top tier firms in other jurisdictions can enable independent firms to differentiate themselves but it requires hard work and commitment, says Manuel Santos Vitor
With clients changing the way they buy legal services and law firms facing competition from new players , it´s time firms anticipated the legal market of the future, says James W. Jones
Innovation is the key survival strategy for law firms in a rapidly changing environment, say Eversheds´ James Batham and LawWithoutWalls´ Michele DeStefano, and there are three stages to the process
Research shows that practice group heads, at mid-sized law firms in particular, often lack the skills that are generally considered most important for the role, says Tony Reiss
The European Court of Justice´s view on in-house lawyers is splitting the legal profession, and adversely affecting company lawyers´ careers, says Philippe Coen
