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Counsel Culture Podcast – Enter the Matrix
Monday, 17 April 2023Joshua Bates of associate firm O’Connors recently joined Meganne Tilly of Byfield Reputational Counsel to discuss a range of issues including law firms cancelling their PII covers, anti-money laundering compliance and cyber security challenges they are facing.
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Posted in associate news
Corporate governance is key to B Corp status
Friday, 3 March 2023Almost every day another company becomes B Corp certified, reflecting their exacting standards of social and environmental performance, transparency, and accountability.
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Posted in associate news
Is your law firm’s claims management activity compliant?
Friday, 24 February 2023The outsourcing of marketing activity has become a common feature of many law firms that handle claims-related work – a tacit acceptance perhaps that attracting clients requires specialist skills which some lawyers simply do not have.
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Posted in Features, Practice Management
Scrooge builds a cabinet of all the talents
Wednesday, 21 December 2022My, how Ebenezer Scrooge’s fortunes had changed in the years since the ghostly visitations had left him clinging to a tattered bed-curtain, pleading for absolution.
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The O’Connors’ law firm leaders survey – the results are in
Monday, 14 November 2022More than three-quarters of those responding to our law firm leaders survey said their most pressing business concern was recruiting staff, with over a third having difficulties retaining staff.
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Posted in Blog
O’Connors launches national Law Firm Leaders Survey – have your say
Friday, 9 September 2022As lawyers and advisers to law firms across the UK and beyond, Legal Futures Associate O’Connors would like your views on some of the big issues impacting the legal sector.
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How much is that law firm in the window?
Friday, 2 September 2022We are seeing some evidence of law firm buyers taking a more cautious approach to the way they structure deals and conduct their due diligence.
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Posted in Blog
Incentivising staff through employee share schemes
Tuesday, 30 August 2022Nelson Mandela said that money won’t create success but the freedom to make it will. Perhaps this explains why more and more companies are using employee share schemes as a means of incentivising staff – aligning the interests of employees and shareholders whilst providing tax-efficient rewards.
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Posted in Features
Important changes to the regulation of funeral plans
Friday, 29 July 2022As from today, 29 July 2022, funeral plan providers and funeral plan intermediaries must be authorised, adopt an exempt status, or rely on an exclusion to carry on regulated funeral plan activities in the UK. Those firms which are authorised must also now comply with new conduct of business rules in the FCA handbook.
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O’Connors makes four promotions as it builds for the future
Wednesday, 1 June 2022Liverpool and London-based business lawyers and advisers, O’Connors Legal Services Limited (which trades as O’Connors), has promoted four members of its legal team as it continues to build for the future.
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AI and data-driven approaches to content marketing for law firms
The legal sector is experiencing a rapid technological shift, with artificial intelligence transforming not just legal practice but also how firms market their services.
Congratulations on your engagement: improving social media performance
Like most marketers I know, I have a love-hate relationship with social media. Love it when it works, hate it when it doesn’t. And it’s a tough nut to crack.
The rise of consultant lawyers and the future of legal services
Projections suggest that by 2026, one in three UK lawyers could work independently as a consultant lawyer. But what does this shift mean for both firms and lawyers?
