The Law Management Section is a specialist Section of the Law Society, dedicated to providing our members with the best available advice, information and support on the leadership and management issues of the day, enabling their businesses to perform better and more profitably.

News

Legal Services Commission offers free online training

The LSC is offering free online training in financial management to all legal aid firms – both civil and criminal. The Law Society strongly urges firms to take advantage of this training before submitting their contract applications

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Law Society launches new PII bulletin

Launched by The Law Society and Aon Limited, Insurance Matters is a market intelligence bulletin on solicitors' professional indemnity insurance (PII)

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Section website enhancement live - new website-only features

The Law Management Section has launched a new Section of its website. Under 'Feature', members and non-members can access website-exclusive articles and features showcasing the work of the Section

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Law Management Section launches updated HR toolkit

Updated toolkit features a new chapter about managing change positively, and revised chapters about employment contracts, web-based performance management, and age discrimination.

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Small change made to LMS Legal Aid Toolkit

Changes have been made to reflect the LSC's revisions to its timetable for crime contracts

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The removal of the remuneration certificate process

Clients disputing a bill in a non-contentious matter no longer have the right to request that their solicitor obtain a remuneration certificate.

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Featured events

Legal Services Act 2007 - the impact on practice

Aimed at assisting busy practitioners to understand fully the Legal Services Act 2007, these two seminars will cover a range of topics relating to the changes, including major amendments to the Solicitors’ Code of Conduct, other associated rules and the Solicitors’ Accounts Rules

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Solicitors Regulation Authority visits: The reality

This seminar will provide a brief introduction to the work of the Practice Standards Unit, and will cover everything you will need to know about the visit process from notification to post visit action

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LMS Networking Forum - Yorkshire

This is the fourth Law Management Section regional networking forum, where members can share tips and advice, and discuss problems relevant to LMS firms in Yorkshire.

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Free LSC online training in financial management

The Legal Services Commission (LSC) is offering free online training in financial management to all legal aid firms – both civil and criminal

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