Features – Page 22
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FeatureSeizing the data opportunity - The Legal Data Vision
Jenifer Swallow, Director of LawtechUK, discusses a shared aim for the legal sector to prioritise the responsible use of and access to legal data to drive innovation, uphold trust and deliver outcomes that benefit society. (Sponsored content.)
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FeatureUrban outfitters
Pandemic lockdowns wrought changes to our town and city centres that appear permanent. Lawyers have a critical role in helping to reconfigure our urban landscape, reports Melanie Newman
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FeatureFinding the story
Tracy Drynan answers questions on the most effective way to uncover the secrets hidden in a corporate’s data. (Sponsored content.)
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FeatureFlexing the abs
Sir David Clementi’s vision of a liberalised legal services market really began to take shape a decade ago this week with the creation of the first SRA-licensed alternative business structures. So how much has changed? Joanna Goodman reports
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FeatureThe Covid dividend
City and commercial practices have traded far ahead of expectations in the two years since Covid hit. How did they do it – and can the sector’s stellar performance be sustained? Joanna Goodman reports.
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FeatureSpoilt for choice
The advent of the legal tech directory has simplified the purchase of products in areas such as contract analysis. And businesses can also check that the environmental, social and corporate governance credentials of law firms match their own.
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FeatureInternational Women’s Day: A personal perspective
It is amazing how empowering it is to see someone like yourself working in the career you want, writes Vanessa Friend.
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FeatureMaking hybrid work for you
QBE International chief human resources officer Emma Higgins outlines eight things that matter when considering a hybrid working strategy. (Sponsored content.)
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FeatureClients driving a runaway train
Last week’s Sandbox Showcase demonstrated that the best tech companies are no longer following the law firm.
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FeatureHome truths
Housing is an ‘utterly adversarial’ arena unsuited to mediation, hears Rachel Rothwell. But with legal aid rates unviable and cross-subsidy under threat, the government does little but talk about tenants’ rights.
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FeatureA fair cop
A court that deals with fundamental questions of human autonomy is becoming less risk-averse despite being thrust into the public eye. Melanie Newman reports.
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FeatureHow to: Become a Queen's Counsel
As QC applications open, Jonathan Rayner finds out what it takes for a solicitor to make the grade.
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FeatureData page – February 2022
The latest data page figures, compiled by Moneyfacts, are now available.
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FeatureDrawing a line
Blocking the road to war in border crises are the International Court of Justice, arbitration, mediation – and the lawyers engaged in all three. Marialuisa Taddia reports.
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FeatureCapital gains
High-net-worth conveyancing has never been so lucrative, as the ‘race for space’ post-lockdown combines with a resurgence of interest in prime London property. Cutting SDLT merely fuelled the flames, hears Marialuisa Taddia – and there is little sign yet of the market cooling off.
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FeatureRose Heilbron: willing role model and trailblazer
This year marks the 50th anniversary of Heilbron's appointment as the first woman judge at the Old Bailey.