Business class for the law's high fliers

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Manchester Business School and the law faculty of the University of Manchester have launched an MBA for lawyers. This follows growing concern about the lack of management training for lawyers. Management ability is becoming increasingly important in lawyers as law firms come to resemble big businesses, and the Law Society is responding to this trend by planning changes to its practice rules which would require all solicitors' offices to be managed by a solicitor who has management qualifications. Leading City of London law firm Ashurst Morris Crisp has already created the position of managing partner.

Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools, Colleges and universities, Masters & First Professional Degrees, Management, Training, Master of business administration degree, Curricula

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The new rule for lawyers: sell, sell, sell

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Senior partners in UK law firms are now beginning to take marketing very seriously. Indeed, the average law firm invests 3,000 pounds sterling per fee-earner in marketing, and all law firms produce a wide range of leaflets and brochures to tempt potential clients. Lawyers and barristers have traditionally shunned publicity, but some are now becoming as famous as their celebrity clients. For smaller law firms, image has become closely linked with the personality of an individual lawyer.

Marketing

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The perfect crime (almost)

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It is not common in the UK for solicitors to become actively involved in uncovering and solving crime. However, some companies are now beginning to make use of the recognized independence of law firms to undertake sensitive investigations into their own private matters. A recent case in which two solicitors established that a will had been made by an imposter highlights how solicitors can sometimes use their position to detect and solve crime.

United Kingdom, Market information - general, Services information, Services

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