Home
Law
Legal Profession
Managing People in a Legal Business

Managing People in a Legal Business

Name: Managing People in a Legal Business
Brand: Law Society Publishing
SKU: 9781853288043
Price: 870.09 HKD
Availability: OutOfStock
Author: Jill Andrew
ISBN: 9781853288043

By Jill Andrew

Law Society Publishing November 2010

Specifications

ISBN-13: 9781853288043
Publisher: Law Society Publishing
Publication: November 2010
Format: Paperback , 240 pages
Jurisdiction: International ? Countri(es) for reference only

Details

With the advent of Alternative Business Structures (ABSs) expected in the near future, there is likely to be intensified competition in both the recruitment and retention of legal talent.

Managing People in a Legal Business contains invaluable guidance for law firms aiming for effectiveness and efficiency from their staff. Leading employment lawyers and management experts combine to provide comprehensive advice for both established firms and new entrants to the market.

The book examines both legal and broader managerial issues, placing both firmly in the context of the modern legal business. The book also covers:

recruitment
leadership and talent development
employment law framework and essential polices and procedures
internal dispute resolution options and post termination restraints
discrimination law issues
managing for performance, coaching and mentoring
health and safety legislation and the management of employee health.

The book combines expert legal commentary and wider management advice to help your firm to ensure best practice in the recruitment, development, retention and management of staff.

1. The legislative framework;
2. Recruitment issues;
3. Delivering business outcomes;
4. Essential policies and procedures;
5. Discrimination issues;
6. Developing talent;
7. Managing health;
8. Leadership in law firms;
9. Resolving disputes;
10. Post-termination restraints.

About the Author

Jill Andrew is a partner at London based Marriott Harrison solicitors. She has practised exclusively in all aspects of employment law for nearly 30 years, acting for a wide range of clients from multinational plcs to high profile individuals. She is regularly quoted in the national media and is a contributor to the second edition of the Practice Management Handbook (Law Society, 2009).