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News in Brief

20 November 2008
Issue: 7346 / Categories: Legal News , Media , Training & education , Profession
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Web savvy

The legal profession needs to be more “web savvy” if it is fully exploit the commercial potential of the internet, an internet marketing consultant says. The vast majority of law firms are winning no business at all on the web, when they could be generating up to 80% of new business online, says Gordon Beattie, chair of Dmarkable. He recommends lawyers use ongoing optimisation techniques to keep their website at the top of search engines.

Issue: 7346 / Categories: Legal News , Media , Training & education , Profession
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MOVERS & SHAKERS

Muckle LLP—Rachael Chapman

Muckle LLP—Rachael Chapman

Sports, education and charities practice welcomes senior associate

Ellisons—Carla Jones

Ellisons—Carla Jones

Partner and head of commercial litigation joins in Chelmsford

Freeths—Louise Mahon

Freeths—Louise Mahon

Firm strengthens Glasgow corporate practice with partner hire

NEWS
One in five in-house lawyers suffer ‘high’ or ‘severe’ work-related stress, according to a report by global legal body, the Association of Corporate Counsel (ACC)
The Legal Ombudsman’s (LeO’s) plea for a budget increase has been rejected by the Law Society and accepted only ‘with reluctance’ by conveyancers
Overcrowded prisons, mental health hospitals and immigration centres are failing to meet international and domestic human rights standards, the National Preventive Mechanism (NPM) has warned
Two speedier and more streamlined qualification routes have been launched for probate and conveyancing professionals
Workplace stress was a contributing factor in almost one in eight cases before the employment tribunal last year, indicating its endemic grip on the UK workplace
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