Join our panel of experts this month as we dive into the last quarter of 2024.
In this round-up of articles, we explored the key questions legal professionals and firms should ask themselves in order to stay resilient, protect employees’ wellbeing and to put transformation plans into action.
We also asked why Wales is such an attractive proposition for professional services; exploring the successes new legal brands to Wales and other business services firms have had since opening in our nation within the last year.
The full list of Editor’s Panel features and their authors for October 2024 can be found below.
The panel:
Planning for the last financial quarter of 2024
In this month’s Editor’s Panel, we asked Greg Tait, Assitant Director – Financial Planner – at RBC Brewin Dolphin, what law firm owners can do now to support their personal and professional plans in 2025.
To read Greg’s feature in full, click here.
What should law firms prioritise this autumn to help transform their business in 2025?
As we head into autumn, risk assessments should be the top priority for law firms – especially their compliance teams and MLROs. Of course, there is a lot of talk around Generative AI and the super-powered platforms – but going back to the basics is what will future proof your law firm, as Ieuan Leigh, CEO at Validient, writes for this month’s editorial panel.
To read Ieuan’s feature in full, click here.
What advice would you give to conveyancing teams about workflow, wellbeing & collaboration to help tackle these pain points this autumn?
As conveyancers prepare for a busy final quarter ahead, Nicola Davies, Founder and Director, ntitle, offers some advice for residential property lawyers and shares what the wider industry is doing to overcome some of the core challenges for professionals.
To read Nicola’s feature in full, click here.
What should law firms focus on to enhance their long-term cyber security plans for 2025?
As businesses, law firms and practitioners are held to some of the highest standards of integrity. What would happen should there be a dent in yours? Jon Stock, Chief Information Risk Officer at PureCyber, outlines what law firms can do to prepare for a more cyber secure future in this month’s editorial panel.
To read Jon’s feature in full, click here.
What should law firms prioritise now to help transform their business in 2025?
The final quarter of the year brings a fresh start, new perspectives, and a final effort to close out 2024 in a positive stance. The saying ‘start as you mean to go on’ comes to mind. For law firms looking to transform their business IT in 2025, establishing a plan in 2024 are the foundations of a positive start to the year, writes Myles Peart, Technical Director, NetSec.
To read Myles’ feature in full, click here.
How Wales has become the focus for legal sector expansion
Browne Jacobson opened its doors in Cardiff in July 2023, growing from seven lawyers to over 30, with more to follow. We asked one of the partners and joint lead of the Browne Jacobson office in Wales, Tim Edds, what the firm has learnt about the legal and professional communities in Wales, and the economic headliners that continue to attract new investment into our nation.
To read Tim’s feature in full, click here.
What can law firms do to keep on track with costs?
In this month’s Editorial Panel, Stephen Averill, Managing Director of Phoenix Legal Services, reflects on what litigators can do to keep on track with costs, and how to best utilise the expertise of costs lawyers around them.
To read Stephen’s feature in full, click here.
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