All Features articles – Page 36
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FeatureBe an in-house business enabler
In-house lawyers must be able to operate comfortably in the grey areas of business uncertainty.
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FeatureEducation: will the SRA learn its lesson on SQE?
The regulator has delayed a decision on a new centralised ‘super-exam’ following a storm of criticism. Can it win over the sceptics?
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FeatureLegal tech: innovation and legacy IT
Law firms won’t see the upside of new technology without rapid deployment, integration software and design thinking.
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FeatureLawyers Against Poverty week
Oxfam’s project attempts to fund targeted projects which increase access to justice for some of the world’s poorest people.
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FeatureLaw in Kenya: African leader
East Africa’s most dynamic economy is a magnet for international advisers, but the local bar’s protectionism remains a barrier to growth.
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FeatureCriminal justice – new advisory council
The chair of the lord chancellor’s new advisory council of solicitors and barristers wants to hear from professionals involved in the criminal justice system about how to eliminate waste and abuses.
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FeatureHow to: work part-time
An ever increasing number of law firms and in-house teams are recognising the value of part-time working.
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FeatureConstruction law: building works
Construction law practitioners are bucking the industry trend and keeping busy with transactional and contentious work.
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FeatureLegal tech: ‘lifers’ versus impact executives
Heavyweight innovators now direct change at law firms.
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FeatureHong Kong: staying power
China’s economy may be slowing but the city retains its longstanding appeal to international advisers.
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FeatureHow to: leave the City
More solicitors than ever work in the City, but some decide it’s not for them. What then?
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FeatureMergers: joined-up thinking
Bigger firms are now looking overseas for mergers, but more consolidation is expected in the mid-tier as ‘baby boomer’ partners retire.
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FeatureIndia: transforming business relations
Six reasons why now is the right time for UK lawyers to help transform business relations with India.
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FeatureCriminal law: case for the defence
Criminal law practitioners are back on speaking terms with the government, but they still face an uncertain future.
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FeatureIn-house: new consigliere
The global financial crisis led to a ‘revolution’ in the role of the general counsel.
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FeatureLaw Society Governance Review
Chancery Lane is keen to hear the views of members on how the Law Society should be governed.
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FeatureThe media, defamation and lawyers
Libel claimants may have higher hurdles to clear, but the proliferation of social media and privacy instructions is keeping lawyers busy.
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FeatureCivil law disputes: written in code
For lawyers schooled in a common law tradition, the conduct of civil law disputes can be an uncomfortable experience.
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FeatureLegal technology: clearing obstacles to creativity
Hackathons signal a new direction for legal IT – buying into the startup culture.
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FeatureJackson reforms: counting the costs
Three years on, have Jackson LJ’s civil litigation reforms been a success?