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Features – Page 13
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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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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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FeatureData page – July 2022
The latest data page figures, compiled by Moneyfacts, are now available.
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FeatureCyber security: Why it's everyone's responsibility
Jonathan Ashley, co-founder of etiCloud. (Sponsored content.)
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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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FeatureRising to the challenge of uncertainty around AI with customer-centred innovation
Thomas Quirke, Landmark’s Divisional Director of Data & Search, shares how SearchFlow is helping law firms overcome ‘legaltech inertia’ by offering a pragmatic route to AI adoption. (Sponsored content.)
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FeatureDecisions and interventions
Decisions filed recently with the Law Society (which may be subject to appeal).
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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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FeatureWorking modular – are flexible building blocks key to unlocking work-life balance?
Law firms are settling into new working routines with mixed success.
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FeatureDecisions and interventions
Decisions filed recently with the Law Society (which may be subject to appeal).
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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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FeatureThe other 1919 act
While the Sex Discrimination (Removal) Act 1919 has garnered the most attention in recent years, it was the Industrial Courts Act 1919 at the cutting edge of judicial diversity.
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FeatureWomen solicitors association is 30
Association of Women Solicitors, London is an independent organisation providing a voice for women lawyers in all walks of legal life.
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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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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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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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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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FeatureData page – June 2022
The latest data page figures, compiled by Moneyfacts, are now available.