Small firms

The Small Firms Division is dedicated to meeting the needs of all smaller legal businesses, including sole practitioners.

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Business management
Blog

Coping with Christmas: should law firms close for the holidays?

Rita Gupta considers whether or not your law firm should close over the Christmas period

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Regulation
Press release

LSB must give frontline regulators room to understand challenges facing the public

The Legal Services Board’s (LSB) draft policy statement on empowering consumers aims to improve consumers’ understanding and engagement with the legal services market.

Pro bono
Feature

Celebrating Pro Bono Week 2021

Pro Bono Week 2021 celebrated its 20th anniversary this year. Valerie Robertson, our pro bono policy adviser, gives an overview of its past, present and future.

Small firms
Partner content

Why cyber risk management is not the same as IT support

Lindsay Hill, CEO at Mitigo, lists the questions you must ask yourself to make sure your firm’s cybersecurity is up to standard.

Pro bono
Feature

Good comes around: pro bono as a sole practitioner

Yomi Oni-Williams was highly commended for excellence in pro bono in the Law Society Awards 2021. Yomi talks about giving free legal advice to over 180 vulnerable people, continuing her volunteering for Citizens Advice centres in Luton and Dunstable during the pandemic.

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AML compliance for small firms – part one: conducting an AML risk assessment16 Dec 2019
AML compliance for small firms – part three: customer due diligence and warning signs16 Dec 2019
AML compliance for small firms – part two: policies, controls and procedures16 Dec 2019
Business development for law firms07 Oct 2019
Changing career direction21 Jan 2022
Funding the Solicitors Qualifying Examination (SQE)04 Jun 2021
Help for solicitors facing financial difficulty14 Sep 2020
Introduction to lawtech07 Oct 2019
Resources for sole practitioners12 Feb 2020
Solicitors Qualifying Examination (SQE)21 Sep 2021
Supervision: good practice for remote supervision of junior staff and trainee solicitors07 Jul 2021
Supporting wellbeing in the workplace: Guidance for best practice09 Oct 2019

Legal needs of individuals in England and Wales report27 Jan 2020
The use of video witnessing wills through lockdown 30 Nov 2021

Freelance solicitors13 Jul 2021
Tax for sole practitioners08 Dec 2014

What is the effect of a section 44B notice from the SRA?12 Aug 2021

Easy wins and action points for disability inclusion29 Jan 2021

Economic crime levy23 Sep 2021

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