Features – Page 4
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FeatureAgentic AI: team player
Legal AI has progressed to an essential productivity tool that can take on specific roles within a legal team – should human lawyers be worried?
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FeatureThin blue line
Duty solicitors are a staple of every modern detective drama. But with numbers plummeting, their attendance is becoming less dependable in real‑life police stations. Catherine Baksi reports.
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FeatureMental health and the law: Coping strategies
Mental health statistics show a deepening crisis in our workplaces, manifested in employment claims. Can existing laws keep up? And what of the legal profession’s own record? Catherine Baksi reports.
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FeatureMake your next London work trip more than just work
With a touch of planning, even the briefest visit can deliver cultural, culinary, energising and restorative moments that make the journey feel like a welcome pause, not just another task.
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FeatureData page – June 2025
The latest data page figures, compiled by Moneyfacts, are now available.
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FeatureBest laid plans
The prime minister says the country needs to ‘build, baby, build’ to alleviate the housing crisis. But as planning lawyers tell Maria Shahid, there are daunting obstacles standing in the way of his ambitious targets.
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FeatureLaw firm M&As: Getting together
Mergers and acquisitions are reshaping the legal sector, particularly in the mid-market. Joanna Goodman finds out why – and how best to go about getting into bed with another firm.
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FeatureSEND reform, legal rights and Whitehall's weasel words
The ‘parents of disabled children’ club was one I didn’t want to join, and yet was shattered to leave with the death of my daughter in February. Re-engaging with these issues at this time, I find extremely difficult.
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FeaturePart 2: Legal Sector Embraces AI – But Slowly and Unevenly
Next steps and critical considerations for the road ahead (sponsored content).
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FeatureCenturies of progress
To mark its 200th anniversary, Eduardo Reyes looks at the intertwined history of the Law Society and its Chancery Lane headquarters.
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FeaturePreventing small interruptions from becoming big costs
A new wave of upcoming Lexis+ AI features is set to tackle the daily friction holding lawyers back. (Sponsored content.)
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FeaturePart 1: Legal Sector Embraces AI – But Slowly and Unevenly
Mid-market AI adoption trends (sponsored content).
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FeatureSum of our fears
Within our laws, terrorism attracts its own legal exceptionalism – its deeds and the state’s responses are in a legal class apart. But as our laws develop, do they reflect both the correct threats and our democratic values? Katharine Freeland reports.
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FeatureUK primed for 'AI take-off'
London Tech Week showcased the UK’s AI acumen, backed by £1bn of government funding. But digital infrastructure needs critical attention.
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FeatureThe generative AI era: Embracing innovation and good governance
Sponsored content: The rapid adoption of generative AI is revolutionising the way we work.
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FeatureCounsel culture
As an avenue for career progression, becoming a solicitor advocate is not the big attraction it was once held out to be. The brand needs a refresh, hears Catherine Baksi.