Setting Up and Managing a Legal Practice, 4th edition

This bestselling guide is for solicitors considering starting a small practice and those alreadyrunning a practice and looking for ways of improving performance.

The first part of the book deals with starting up in business, from deciding the legal constitutionof the practice to finance and advertising. The second part covers the ongoing managementof the practice, including a dedicated chapter on marketing and how to manage the growthof the firm.

Informed by the author's extensive experience, Setting Up and Managing a Legal Practice hasbeen fully updated to take account of:

• the introduction of outcomes-focused regulation
• new business vehicles including alternative business structures (ABSs)
• technological innovations such as cloud computing
• ongoing legal and regulatory developments such as the Bribery Act 2010.

The book contains a new chapter which looks in detail at exit strategies and also containsa specimen contract of sale.

The appendices are reproduced on the accompanying FREE CD-ROM. These include specimendocuments for easy and fast customisation, saving you time and money.