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Bloomsbury Professional have recently published my third book about legal regulation. 'The Law and Regulation of Solicitors: Management Skills' is a legal ethics book with a difference. This is practical, management focused ethics, which can be used in real life scenarios by professionals. Rarely do we see ethics or compliance listed in management skill sets; an MBA might focus on financial skills, HR, or strategy. Compliance, ethics management, and setting a consciously aware tone for staff are not often on the agenda.
This book aims to change that debate. It says leadership, and taking staff with you on a journey, is about generating belief, and appealing to the moral compass of staff members. Leadership which takes this path is sustainable, and does not lead us down into fines, negative media coverage, and enforcement action against employees or contractors.
The book covers a range of different topics which management in law firms should understand. From running separate businesses, to switching regulators, or managing client care and complaints, to delivering an independent AML audit, we discuss a wide range of different scenarios that make strategic and ethical decisions easier. Managers with the book will find they can discuss the requirements of an SRA investigation, develop a detailed geographic profile of their client work, or offer a development pathway to first steps aspiring future leaders. The book has a wide range of material, with carefully considered templates for use, and CPD you can deliver for staff in house.
For those looking for CPD, the book provides knowledge development activities and exercises you can offer to employees in AML, GDPR, and across the SRA and CLC Codes of Conduct.