Business is looking up for law firms in Dorset (From Dorset Echo)
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Business is looking up for law firms in Dorset
1:20pm Monday 25th February 2013 in News
LAW firms in Dorset are seeing an improvement in fortunes despite the challenging economic climate, according to a new survey.
The Law Society’s Law Management Section (LMS) annual profitability survey showed that practice fee income for legal firms increased by 3.6 per cent in 2012 compared with one per cent in 2011.
Andrew Higgins, senior manager, specialist markets for survey sponsors Lloyds TSB Commercial in Dorset, said: “This year’s survey results demonstrate once again the resilience of the solicitors’ profession.”
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JamesYoung
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3:38pm Mon 25 Feb 13
Bob Goulding wrote:Let's be honest, law firms are generally bottom feeders, feeding off divorce, personal injury and criminal behaviour. I'm sure business is increasing across all of these groups.
A very interesting choice of phraseology "Law firms in Dorset are seeing an improvement in fortunes despite the challenging economic climate..".
Most of us who are simply attempting to keep our businesses’ heads above water (and our staff employed) would be happy just to break even at this time. If we fail then the law firms will indeed add to their fortunes…. but at whose expense?
Bob Goulding
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4:00pm Mon 25 Feb 13
JamesYoung wrote:I agree and surely something that neither the law firms, the Law Society nor Lloyds TSB Commercial should drawing attention to at this time.
Bob Goulding wrote:Let's be honest, law firms are generally bottom feeders, feeding off divorce, personal injury and criminal behaviour. I'm sure business is increasing across all of these groups.
A very interesting choice of phraseology "Law firms in Dorset are seeing an improvement in fortunes despite the challenging economic climate..".
Most of us who are simply attempting to keep our businesses’ heads above water (and our staff employed) would be happy just to break even at this time. If we fail then the law firms will indeed add to their fortunes…. but at whose expense?
How insensitive can you get?
annotator1
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5:35pm Mon 25 Feb 13
Bob Goulding says...
2:58pm Mon 25 Feb 13
Most of us who are simply attempting to keep our businesses’ heads above water (and our staff employed) would be happy just to break even at this time. If we fail then the law firms will indeed add to their fortunes…. but at whose expense?