All Features articles – Page 13
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FeaturePlaying politics
Prison lawyers are sceptical about the latest reforms of prisons and probation, reports Rachel Rothwell. At Westminster debate on penal policy long ago degenerated into a competition over who can shout the loudest about crime.
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FeatureCouncil’s junior lawyers
Lizzy Lim and Baljinder Atwal, two of four junior lawyer members of the Law Society Council, talk to Eduardo Reyes about their background, experiences and role representing their peers.
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FeatureComputer says yes
What’s it like to advise the world’s top tech entrepreneurs? Joanna Goodman finds out.
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FeatureNew frontiers in the metaverse
Law firms need a strategy to make the most of tech innovation and balance virtual and physical collaboration.
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FeatureBench pressed
Who’d be a judge? Crumbling courtroom infrastructure, real-terms pay cuts, and accusations of harassment and bullying have made the bench a tough sell. Catherine Baksi reports
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FeatureCulture club
Hybrid working arrangements bring challenges and opportunities for the culture of the legal workplace. Joanna Goodman reports from the latest Gazette roundtable discussion.
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FeatureAll at sea
New legislation designed to usher in the government’s hardline stance on asylum remains mired in controversy and bogged down by the courts. Solicitors are in the government’s sights too, reports Eduardo Reyes.
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OpinionSkilling me softly
Technology’s impact on law in the last two decades is endlessly discussed. However there has been a quieter but no less important transformation in the human attributes needed to succeed. Eduardo Reyes reports.
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Feature'Jagged edge of devolution'
The Law Society’s Wales Committee has become the National Board for Wales – another signifier of the accelerating divergence of the nation’s legal services sector.
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FeatureAge-old problems
The ethics surrounding capacity, autonomy, legacy, values and digital assets were front of mind at the annual conference of the Law Society’s Private Client Section.
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FeatureDig the new breed of law firm
Tech innovation is increasingly being driven by moral and even political considerations as ESG grows in importance.
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FeatureTaking both sides
The government has not ruled out expanding the Public Defender Service in response to bar strike action. But with a dearth of information about the organisation’s performance, it is difficult to know what sort of impact an enlarged PDS could have, reports Catherine Baksi.
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FeatureGender gap
Women now outnumber men in the legal profession – but not in the top jobs. Part of the problem is that men continue to define what success looks like, hears Marialuisa Taddia.
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FeatureWomen in leadership: building better
Rachel Adamson and Linda Kirk, co-founders and directors at Adkirk Law, on building a culture that invests in development.
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FeatureEmergency room
Medical negligence cases benefited from pragmatic collaboration by all involved during the pandemic. Politicians intent on reforming the handling of disputes which arise from clinical failings should take note. Eduardo Reyes reports from the latest Gazette roundtable
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FeatureFalling behind
In our second feature on poverty and the law, Marialuisa Taddia reports on the frontline solicitors helping the vulnerable navigate a bewildering and woefully inadequate benefits system.
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FeatureOur legal sector needs some TLC
It has been a busy three months since leaving my role at Latham & Watkins to set up my coaching business.
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FeatureGolden gateway?
Soaring salaries for the City’s newly qualified solicitors mask the potholed and expensive road to qualification for many. And associate attrition rates are rising.