All Features articles – Page 35
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FeatureMarket focus: taking the fall
The first of a series of articles on different market sectors looks at how a commodity price crash is affecting lawyers who specialise in oil and gas.
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FeatureRegulation: the end of our profession?
The government must take a holistic approach to reforming the Legal Services Act, says the Law Society’s chief executive.
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FeatureTwenty years as a district judge
What changes have impacted on access to justice over the past two decades? We hear first-hand from a judge in the county court.
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FeatureLegal Russia: bear market
Sanctions and a shrinking economy have severely affected legal business in Russia. But there is cause for optimism.
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FeatureLaw Society spotlight: venues and hospitality
Chancery Lane boasts eight ‘function areas’ that offer a valuable service to solicitors.
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FeatureLegal technology: exploiting know-how
Robots are not about to replace lawyers. But what about personal assistants?
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FeatureEducation and training: passing muster?
The SRA has set out a radical blueprint to overhaul the education of aspiring solicitors, but many in the profession fear the reforms will dilute standards.
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FeatureSaudi Arabia – desert kingdom
Saudi Arabia is a challenging environment in which to advise, but economic liberalisation is creating new opportunities.
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FeatureMercantile courts: in the vanguard of civil justice
Mercantile courts play a pivotal role in the economy and are in the vanguard of new ways of working.
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FeatureMature entrants to the law
Establishing a career in law is difficult enough, but what about those who decide to do so later in life?
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FeatureA life in service
Strapped for cash and in the public eye, the DPP and Treasury Solicitor have the toughest legal jobs in the civil service. Grania Langdon-Down spoke to Alison Saunders and Jonathan Jones about how they manage
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FeatureLegal Technology: riding the evolutionary wave
Legal IT is changing, with new offerings from tech giants and continuing consolidation among vendors
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FeatureLitigation funding: third sector
Third-party funding is growing in popularity, but powerful critics allege that it fosters an ‘unhealthy’ litigation culture.
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FeatureThe price of legal services researched
New research by the Legal Services Board aims to begin to fill the gap in knowledge about the prices of legal services.
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FeatureLaw Society spotlight: International Division
Chancery Lane’s International Division offers firms crucial advice on how to set up and thrive in overseas jurisdictions.
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FeatureCanada and law: outward bound
A shrinking economy and proposed changes to the profession have left Canada’s traditionally insular legal profession looking outwards for new opportunities.
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FeatureLegal technology: getting your measure
Effective deployment of new IT can boost law firm productivity – but measuring the potential gains is complex.
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FeatureCapital markets lawyers
London-based capital markets lawyers are prospering as the M&A market rebounds and corporates raise money for growth.
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FeatureEast Africa: frontier spirit
East Africa’s legal markets remain diverse, but economic and political integration is heightening interest in the region.