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25 April 2013
Issue: 7557 / Categories: Legal News
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Do not hang up

Keeping clients on hold is a risky business

“Your call is important to us!” Law firms leave callers hanging on the telephone for an average of 42.22 seconds at a time, and are at serious risk of losing clients as a result, research shows. A survey of 3,630 companies by PH Media Group found law firms were below par when compared with other industries. Previous research has found 90% of callers will hold up within 40 seconds if they are left on hold, regardless of music choice or automated reassurances.

Issue: 7557 / Categories: Legal News
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MOVERS & SHAKERS

HFW—Nelson Wang

HFW—Nelson Wang

HFW strengthens global insurance practice and Greater China offering with London Partner hire

Burges Salmon—David McEwing

Burges Salmon—David McEwing

Burges Salmon boosts Energy and Utilities practice with appointment of David McEwing

Browne Jacobson—Alexander Studholme

Browne Jacobson—Alexander Studholme

Browne Jacobson adds international construction arbitration partner in London push

NEWS
Law firm trainees are choosing US firms over their UK comparators, according to Chambers’ annual report on UK trainee satisfaction
A former senior judge has warned peers against scrapping juries for fraud and financial crimes, ahead of the Courts and Tribunals Bill’s second reading in the House of Lords this week
Civil practitioners face changes spanning debt recovery, workplace harassment and possession claims, alongside guidance on insolvency challenges and children proceedings

Finding matrimonial wealth is as challenging as dividing it, as family disputes draw practitioners into asset tracing, offshore structures and insolvency

Agreement between opponents offers no guarantee that a court will approve a retrospective increase to a costs budget
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