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1 – 10 of over 4000Sandra Watson and Amanda Harmel‐Law
The purpose of this paper is to explore the relevance of human resource development (HRD) for law firms in the UK. It examines how the characteristics of legal professional…
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Purpose
The purpose of this paper is to explore the relevance of human resource development (HRD) for law firms in the UK. It examines how the characteristics of legal professional practice in the UK, including the partnership structure, long established methods of targeting solicitors and the law society, may act as barriers to the implementation of HRD.
Design/methodology/approach
The paper uses an exploratory case study research approach to investigate characteristics and issues influencing the adoption of HRD in a Scottish legal firm. Primary data are collected via semi‐structured interviews with a cross‐section of representatives.
Findings
Despite recognition of the importance of learning, the characteristic elements of law firms, including the partnership structure; the pervasiveness of time‐billed targets in the solicitor community; and HR's profile and acceptance among the solicitor community, remain as barriers to the applicability of HRD. The research also exposes variability on the level and scope of development opportunities, an emphasis on technical skills development, and a lack of solicitors' self‐managed learning ability.
Research limitations/implications
While the research findings provide a useful insight into the barriers to HRD in one legal firm, this does not allow for any generalisations being drawn from the study.
Practical implications
The paper explores the suitability of workplace learning to support legal professional development.
Originality/value
There is a dearth of research into HRD in legal practices in the UK. The paper contributes to the contextual influences that limit the applicability of HRD to legal professional practices.
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To report empirical information about the scale of suspicious money movements through solicitors.
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Purpose
To report empirical information about the scale of suspicious money movements through solicitors.
Design/methodology/approach
Review of selected criminal, civil and disciplinary cases.
Findings
The cases disclose at least £240 million moving through solicitors' hands in the absence of an underlying transaction in which the solicitor is providing legal advice.
Originality/value
A contribution to: the empirical data about laundering; raising the possibility of better control by regulatory rules about how lawyers hold and transfer money.
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In this article attention will focus on the risks to high street solicitors in England and Wales who handle money on behalf of clients which may be the proceeds of criminal…
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In this article attention will focus on the risks to high street solicitors in England and Wales who handle money on behalf of clients which may be the proceeds of criminal activity. There are many difficult issues involved and some of these will be discussed.
Lisa O’Malley and Lloyd C. Harris
Recognises that whilst an abundance of research has been conducted into solicitors’ marketing, other players in the legal industry have been ignored or overlooked. Suggests that…
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Recognises that whilst an abundance of research has been conducted into solicitors’ marketing, other players in the legal industry have been ignored or overlooked. Suggests that what is clearly lacking is a holistic analysis of legal‐market dynamics. Attempts to provide a clearer and more accurate understanding of the relationships within the legal industry. Investigates the role of relationships in facilitating exchange, elucidates how these relationships are developed, and identifies key relationship characteristics. Overviews the legal industry and discusses the rationale for utilising a relational perspective. Presents and analyses evidence generated from interviews with barristers, solicitors, barristers’ clerks and clients. Culminates with a discussion of findings, implications and directions for future research.
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‘The activities of professional advisers, particularly lawyers has, in the past, caused considerable concern in the field of money‐laundering activities, due in no small part to…
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‘The activities of professional advisers, particularly lawyers has, in the past, caused considerable concern in the field of money‐laundering activities, due in no small part to the existence of the secrecy generated by the attorney‐client privilege.’
Ilay H. Ozturk, John M. Amis and Royston Greenwood
The Scottish civil justice system is undergoing its most substantive transformation in over 150 years. This reformation will create new judicial bodies, alter the jurisdictional…
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The Scottish civil justice system is undergoing its most substantive transformation in over 150 years. This reformation will create new judicial bodies, alter the jurisdictional reach of courts, and drastically unsettle what has been, up to now, a highly stable institutional field. These changes have caused pronounced threats to the status of different groups of actors in the field. Our work examines the impact of these threats, and the varying responses among groups of professional actors. In so doing, we detail how intra-professional status differences and uncertainty hindered attempts to maintain threatened institutions.
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On 30th September, 1998 the Law Society of Singapore issued its first guidance notes on money laundering for its members (Guidance Notes). This article attempts to highlight some…
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On 30th September, 1998 the Law Society of Singapore issued its first guidance notes on money laundering for its members (Guidance Notes). This article attempts to highlight some legal implications of the Guidance Notes for a solicitor and his client in Singapore.
Knight's Industrial Law Reports goes into a new style and format as Managerial Law This issue of KILR is restyled Managerial Law and it now appears on a continuous updating basis…
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Knight's Industrial Law Reports goes into a new style and format as Managerial Law This issue of KILR is restyled Managerial Law and it now appears on a continuous updating basis rather than as a monthly routine affair.
Outlines the duties of a solicitor who undertakes to advise a guarantor; solicitors have to do more than explain the guarantee terms and witness the signature, and they can and…
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Outlines the duties of a solicitor who undertakes to advise a guarantor; solicitors have to do more than explain the guarantee terms and witness the signature, and they can and have been sued for inadequate advice. Describes a case study in New Zealand, Bindon v Bishop, where trustees of a deceased man’s estate sued both the solicitors of a borrower and the adviser of the deceased himself when the borrower defaulted on the loan. Criticises the outcome of the trial, which went to the Appeal Court and led to the judgment that the solicitor had given competent advice on legal risks and liabilities, so that the claim was dismissed. Contends that a solicitor should be obliged to comment on the wisdom of entering into a transaction.
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M.R. Denning, L.J. Phillimore and Goff.J.
October 21, 1970 Trade Union — Trustees — Powers — Internal union dispute v Action concerning property of union — Whether trustees authorised to instruct solicitors for union …
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October 21, 1970 Trade Union — Trustees — Powers — Internal union dispute v Action concerning property of union — Whether trustees authorised to instruct solicitors for union — Trade Union Act, 1871 (348 35 Vict. c.31) S.9.