The shelves of a different kind of partnership are full of lessons for law firms. Read my latest opinion article in The Journal of The Law Society of Scotland here.

Graduates who can’t speak and write English proper face a life sentence, even if the culture has passed in which having such skills was non-negotiable. Read my latest opinion article in The Journal of The Law Society of Scotland here.

However brilliant the work, there is little honour in being without profit. Read my latest opinion article in The Journal of The Law Society of Scotland here.

Last month, I discussed how difficult it is for us to change, however much we want to. More difficult still is persuading colleagues, even when it is clear that “the way we do things round here” is not good enough.

In my latest opinion article in The Journal, I discuss how to engage with clients in order to develop your understanding of what great legal service looks like. The article includes my 'formula for success' - find out more here.

It being that time of year, my original (or rather, tremendously unoriginal) thought was to write a piece on new year resolutions, full of wisdom about strategy, finance, business development and other delights from the giant Celebrations tin of modern law firm management.

And then I thought, “Nah.” The only material point about new year resolutions is that 99% of them do not survive January.

Read my latest opinion article in The Journal of The Law Society of Scotland here.