Features – Page 28
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FeatureTechnology: a community reunited
The return of Legal Geek as an in-person event gave the industry a chance to see how far lawtech has evolved during the pandemic.
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FeatureLaw Society Spotlight: AGM/Council meeting
CEO Paul Tennant writes on developments at last week’s Law Society AGM and October’s meeting of the Council.
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FeatureData page – October 2021
The latest data page figures, compiled by Moneyfacts, are now available.
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FeatureDuty bound
This year marks 20 years of the race equality duty, introduced in the wake of the Macpherson report’s damning indictment of ‘institutional racism’ in the police. We assess the duty’s impact and enduring legacy.
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FeatureReducing risk through electronic signing
Doug Luftman at DocuSign discusses how electronic signatures and remote witnessing can help reduce the risk that a signatory, who is signing a contract, is under duress or being coerced. (Sponsored content.)
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FeatureThe road to recovery
John Clarke, Head of Professions at Wesleyan Bank, talks financial planning. (Sponsored content.)
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FeatureBorrowed time
Can banks and other project financiers live up to their promises on climate and human rights? Are Equator Principles delivering – or at risk of losing their relevance?
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FeatureHow the pandemic could revolutionise law firm working practices for good
It appears that remote working will be a mainstay within the profession for some time to come.
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FeatureThe most significant barrier for disabled people in the profession
While most employers understand physical adjustments to work environments, adjustments to job roles and genuinely flexible working arrangements are poorly understood.
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FeatureReady to roll
With a vital role in the competition class actions regime, a push towards standard documentation and a nascent secondary market, the litigation funding sector is growing up.
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FeatureA helping hand
Covid-19 deaths, the consequent surge in legacies becoming due and the complication of a backlog of probate cases mean charities – and the solicitors that serve them – are emerging tentatively from the pandemic.
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FeatureLitigation funding is now for everyone
Read about how FinLegal is changing the way litigation funding works for the better. (Sponsored content.)
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FeatureLife back in the office; reunited again
Flexibility is key to ensure a smooth return to the office, writes Kathleen Harris.
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FeatureCritical condition
Councils have cut support for law centres and increased rents, threatening their survival just when people need their services most.
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FeatureLaw boldly explores the hybrid realm
In following the footsteps of the retail sector, law firms can reshape their businesses into hybrid models that offer both modern service delivery and good customer experience.