Features – Page 27
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Law Society business plan 2020/21
2020 has been an extraordinary year for the legal profession, the country, and for the Law Society, writes Paul Tennant.
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Role modelling
Lockdown, which turned the legal recruitment market on its head earlier this year, is back. Yet recruiters are optimistic, reports Maria Shahid.
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Acting on behalf of individuals appealing a benefits decision
Joseph Ninan explains how volunteers at Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner are involved in LawWorks Welfare Benefits First-tier Tribunal Representation project.
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'Pro bono is part of our DNA'
Kingsley Napley pro bono and responsible business manager Linzi McDonald discusses the firm's recent work.
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Lawyers helping social entrepreneurs change the world
Lex Mundi Pro Bono Foundation’s mission is to engage its global community to support those working to bring about social and environmental change.
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Giving something back during the pandemic
Forsters’ family team helps support victims of domestic violence through various local and national charities.
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Excellence in pro bono
Freshfields' work for third-party interveners picked up the Law Society Excellence Award for pro bono this year.
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Pro Bono Week: Better access to better justice
We should take time not only to reflect on the work our community has done, but to plan for the work we still have to do.
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Pro Bono Week: Law Society president reflects on voluntary work in Africa
There are opportunities to join projects in other jurisdictions and take our expertise there.
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Room to grow
There is high praise for the City’s own tribunal. Should it have a bigger remit? Marialuisa Taddia reports.
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Cold, hard cash
HMRC’s ‘blended approach’ to tackling tax evasion and money laundering is getting results, reports Melanie Newman. But is it encroaching on people’s rights?
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Stick or twist?
Law firms will struggle to stay in business without modern tech capability and interactive client resources. But too many are running on ancient systems.
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Law Society spotlight: October’s Council meeting
This month’s meeting covered policy impact, public affairs, supporting members during Covid-19, Social Mobility Ambassadors, and more.
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BSN – 25 years of striving for equality
Networks like the Black Solicitors Network are both a precursor to progress and a way of defending it.
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Black men who inspire me in the legal profession
I would encourage any black professionals to mentor a younger black person - you could be the first black role model an aspiring student will meet.
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Shaken foundations
The impact of Covid-19 dominated discussions at the Law Society’s 19th National Property Conference. But amid the uncertainty, the pandemic has helped to speed up much-needed innovation, including electronic signatures.
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Anywhere and everywhere
Global legal networks, once viewed as the ‘poor relations’, are coming into their own in the crisis.
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Data page – November 2020
The latest data page figures, compiled by Moneyfacts, are now available.
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Bright sparks
As law firms reinvent their working practices to absorb the impact of Covid-19, their ability to choose and invest wisely in technology has come under greater scrutiny.