FOCUS OF THE DAY: Law firms have always relied on technically brilliant lawyers to help build their reputation. In the future this may well not be sufficient. Firms need to understand how to grow leaders, provide direction and alignment with its values and DNA, and inspire commitment from disparate geographies and practices. Those that prepare their finest partners for being part of an effective executive committees (ExCo) will enjoy a crucial sustainable advantage in an industry that is certain to keep changing. Full story - The Lawyer
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| Saturday Conversations on Law |
- Probation chief resigns over conflict of interest row http://t.co/1bZTU4Zt9t
- Can emojis really be used to make terror threats? http://t.co/diUuyG8nG6
- 2015: the year of hyper-transparency in global business http://t.co/WbLDdXIONr
- Banning liquor won't change the binge drinking culture on campus http://t.co/aSI6AbDMtv
- Church ‘irresponsible’ for trying to sway MPs against mitochondrial donation law http://t.co/X8wzXxRglf
- The Guardian view on mitochondrial therapy: MPs should vote for hope http://t.co/0pTf9ozQ88
- Capita ordered to pay costs over failure to provide interpreters to family courts http://t.co/aCF1BIHGqx
- Head of UN war crimes inquiry resigns after #ISRAEL accuses him of pro-Gaza bias http://t.co/H7FsSge2su
- What I learnt about inequality after spending time with some of the richest people in the world http://t.co/j3lksPxbri
- Stephen Fry's comments about God could lead to criminal sanctions against him in many countries http://t.co/isAcjRGye6
- Jeep puts Muslim woman in Super Bowl ad, world ends for some people #US http://t.co/Untq6ybsvS
- Don't just blame internet porn for child sex offenders, says NSPCC http://t.co/oibRZVMNNQ
- 'Life means life' and the case of triple murderer Arthur Hutchinson http://t.co/O1dCIDoO4z
- Dominique Strauss-Kahn to stand trial accused of 'aggravated pimping' http://t.co/mJXYt4Ib6H
- 68-year-old man jailed for sexually assaulting six-year-old in Kings Cross McDonalds toilets http://t.co/hZpwCUnpLD
- Shocking footage shows heartless thieves steal from disabled pensioner in Wilko store http://t.co/nzrheFunnT
- Mother of baby left strapped to a pushchair for 14 hours avoids jail after admitting neglect http://t.co/ZYukZLvaO7
- Lutfur Rahman: Tower Hamlets mayor ran ‘corrupt’ election campaign, court hears http://t.co/9b4DObavKO
- Alexander Litvinenko ‘thought Putin wasn’t up to the job in secret service’ http://t.co/tkbBw2f49k
- Video: Mother 'bit off sex attacker's tongue' to secure DNA evidence http://t.co/mgqEA0XriY
- Complaints about police rise by 15pc in year http://t.co/PpuPpm9bDt
- Air ambulance doctor issues emotional plea to end knife wars after teenager dies in his hands http://t.co/LY92lSjA1v
- Black cab driver who attacked two sleeping women in his car may have preyed on others http://t.co/UHFhOnmKcB
- 8 out of 10 councils using 'secret courts' http://t.co/AGTJoLh84E
- LAW FIRM NEWS: Balkan firm Karanovic & Nikolic expands to Slovenia with local hire | The Lawyer http://t.co/R0wP9eIXVj
- LAW FIRM NEWS: Pinsent Masons picks up energy team from Bond Dickinson | The Lawyer http://t.co/kEaRDgmORk
- Legal aid providers "trying to innovate" but destablised by cuts | Legal Futures http://t.co/aeEEsLDo8n
- City firms “way ahead” of Law Society on diversity, society report finds | Legal Futures http://t.co/3RTEG5BgZQ
- Former diplomat becomes chair of IPS as Bradley leaves CLC | Legal Futures http://t.co/M1XumBsDYy
- #LIBYA revokes bill which banned Gaddafi-era officials from office http://t.co/8sbQqpdmKa
- The palace of shame that makes China angry with British imperialism even 155 years after its destruction http://t.co/n0J6dNoZsX
- The great Kuwaiti cat-meat scandal http://t.co/k5cAQD90sF
- Northern Ireland abortion laws case granted judicial review http://t.co/0Iwtp9Elou
- Wrongly accused man case reopened by North Wales Police http://t.co/flFHuwNja0
- Jordan Begley death: Names of Taser officers released http://t.co/cuUcpUi9sS
- Apple to sell bonds worth $5bn http://t.co/F5CgD74JHt
- Trial date set for 'Auschwitz bookkeeper' Groening #GERMANY http://t.co/MUogq9fnDQ
- Scottish Labour pledges to go further on devolution for Holyrood http://t.co/k9VJl9QaHG
- Saudi Arabia tip-off saved UK lives, David Cameron says http://t.co/a1k4X9XmGx
- Freed journalist Peter Greste 'relieved' but 'angst' over jailed colleagues http://t.co/ciIaiXTE3p
- Alexander Litvinenko was 'a paid consultant' for MI6 http://t.co/Ld0apHU4l9
- Bank of England investigation costs £2.9 million in legal fees | The Global Legal Post https://t.co/MSW6EcvMaL
- Client complaints are very rare, says Slaughters senior partner | The Global Legal Post https://t.co/93FWTWSjI2
- Australian firms on the hunt for increased revenues | The Global Legal Post https://t.co/S9QLiJNnJ8
- Police arrest lawyer for representing her client | The Global Legal Post https://t.co/vL1TnxNRru
- Ex-CC adviser takes top post at Saudi capital markets regulator | The Global Legal Post https://t.co/iYpGqCCP6a
- Linklaters to put tighter focus on Africa | The Global Legal Post https://t.co/beGORbK4eK
- DLA cuts global headcount | The Global Legal Post https://t.co/iEMXefuU8l
- Rose Walker lawyers set up new firm | The Global Legal Post https://t.co/CpWzKS8xZu
- What it's really like to be an interim GC | The Global Legal Post https://t.co/iU3f1bit2Q
- Hundreds of law firms leave the market | Solicitors Journal https://t.co/8KRNIHyNeh
