Solicitor: We can learn an awful lot from advisers

The legal profession, like the advice profession, has undergone seismic change in recent years, but only one has so far offered real evidence of evolution...

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The legal profession, like the advice profession, has undergone seismic change in recent years, but only one has so far offered real evidence of evolution...

I know I'm breaking the mould here, and it's not often that financial advisers are heralded as the beacons of a new era, but that is how I see the way ahead for private client solicitors. During the last few years, we have all witnessed some major upheavals in both law and finance, all of which has resulted in dwindling numbers for both professions. The financial services industry has gone through some massive changes since the 'big bang' of the mid-80s, most notably the Retail Distribution Review, Mortgage Market Review and, last year, a split regulator. These changes were put in ...

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