Roundtables
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Roundtable: junior lawyers
Partnership is not necessarily the ultimate goal for a generation of junior lawyers turned off by stress, risk and internal politics.
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Roundtable: planning for growth
How should law firms grow? Are mergers best or could they even issue 10-year bonds?
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Roundtable: social mobility
How can aspiring solicitors gain a foothold in a profession that is perceived as elitist? And how can legal employers change that perception?
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Roundtable: corporate counsel
Complex supply chains are a developing challenge for corporate counsel in international companies, affecting everything from tackling bribery and corruption to business continuity, hears the latest Gazette roundtable.
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Roundtable: wellbeing
Being a lawyer is stressful and legal workplaces are not renowned for their inclusivity. A Gazette roundtable considered the profession’s mental wellbeing challenges.
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Roundtable: law and regeneration
The regeneration of Birmingham has turned around the fortunes of England’s second city as it seeks to position itself as a global player. What lessons does this hold for the lawyers involved?
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Roundtable: Legal IT
Cutting-edge technology can help law firms innovate and remain agile, the Gazette’s latest roundtable heard.
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Roundtable: private wealth
High-net-worth people with $1m or more to invest want advice from private client lawyers on issues ranging from tax to trusts.
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Roundtable: personal injury
The impact of far-reaching civil justice reforms was greatest for personal injury lawyers – just as government intended. Leading practitioners discuss their responses at the latest Gazette roundtable, held in Manchester.
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Roundtable: public sector – the state we are in
Public sector lawyers retain a keen service ethic, the latest Gazette roundtable heard. But in-house professionals and their law firm advisers are under pressure to think like entrepreneurs as they are challenged to do more for less.