All Features articles – Page 14

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    Law Society Art Group embraces online exhibition

    2021-03-01T13:55:00Z

    This year, the show brings together artworks by 32 members of varying expressions and subjects.

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    Youth must be served

    1 March 2021

    Concerns abound at the quality of justice dispensed by the youth courts – the operation of which shocks even hardened defence lawyers. 

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    Saving private client

    22 February 2021

    Private client solicitors have had to rethink the way things are done in the last year, but they are relying on more than the pandemic to grow their practices. 

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    Looking for answers

    15 February 2021

    Our coroner service is fragmented, outdated and overdue for reform, reports Rachel Rothwell

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    In 2021, will ‘agility’ become reality?

    15 February 2021

    Nearly a year on from the first national lockdown, many firms see digital transformation as a springboard for innovation. Even lawyers with no coding knowledge can create tech.

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    Improving mental health in the legal sector

    2021-02-12T11:02:00Z

    There is a growing recognition in the profession of the challenges it faces and an increasing desire for positive change.

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    Restrictive practices

    8 February 2021

    Is the state in danger of developing an ‘authoritarian muscle memory’, as the government responds to Covid-19 with rule by decree? Marialuisa Taddia canvasses opinion on the implications of the crisis for the rule of law

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    Tips on keeping fit for the law

    8 February 2021

    Working from home

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    Covid-19 and its impact on a law school legal advice centre

    2021-02-03T16:05:00Z

    Head of Nottingham Law School Legal Advice Centre Laura Pinkney reflects on the consequences of the pandemic.

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    Under pressure

    1 February 2021

    Nine months after junior lawyers ‘lost confidence’ in the profession’s regulator and tribunal, has anything changed for the better? Eduardo Reyes reports.

  • Wales-court
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    Croeso i gymru

    1 February 2021

    No Welsh government has faced a challenge like Covid-19, which has highlighted the realities – and limitations – of devolution, writes Marialuisa Taddia. If the crisis does pave the way for further governance reforms, will Cardiff finally take control of justice and policing?

  • Covid job search
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    Horizon scans

    25 January 2021

    Could ‘lockdown 3’ really be the time to consider changing job – or even specialism? There are plenty of opportunities out there, discovers Katharine Freeland.

  • Arrows
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    First mover advantage

    18 January 2021

    Leading industry figures tell Joanna Goodman what it takes to leap off the traditional career escalator into the fast-expanding world of legal innovation.

  • Niels Bohr
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    A year of opportunity – and threats

    11 January 2021

    2021 will present new challenges to a remote workforce.

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    Levelling the playing field

    11 January 2021

    The Equality Act has been in force for over a decade. Has it lived up to expectations?

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    Law Society spotlight: December Council meeting

    2020-12-21T12:02:00Z

    The final Council meeting of 2020 took place on 9 December.

  • Brexit Downing Street
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    Timing out

    14 December 2020

    In just over a fortnight the Brexit transition period ends. What now for the legal profession? Eduardo Reyes reports.

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    Holding all the aces

    14 December 2020

    Embracing uncertainty can build resilience into your law firm's business strategy.

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    A promise of equality yet to be met

    7 December 2020

    The equality pledge of the Sex Disqualification (Removal) Act 1919 remains unfulfilled.

  • Pharma illustration
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    Bitter pills

    7 December 2020

    Brexit and Covid‑19 are posing major legal challenges for the UK’s vibrant pharmaceutical industry, but the government is keeping lawyers guessing. Marialuisa Taddia reports.