Features – Page 9
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FeatureGeneration tech
Generative AI is transforming the way lawyers work. But it poses multiple challenges for firms, from procurement to data security. Above all, how much human interaction should AI replace?
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FeatureHome truths
Insecure tenancies and poor living conditions have pushed the plight of the UK’s growing army of renters up the political agenda. But in England ministers continue to fudge and prevaricate on much-needed reform, reports Maria Shahid.
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FeatureStar tech: the next generation
The emergence of graduate schemes reflects the enhanced value and status of a career in technology at law firms.
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FeatureBalancing act
Innovate, communicate, and understand your costs. Joanna Goodman reports on how law firms can shore up their profit margins in a softening market.
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FeatureData page – January 2024
The latest data page figures, compiled by Moneyfacts, are now available.
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FeatureDeal or no deal
The number of corporate scalps amassed by US regulators, driven by controversial ‘plea deals’, is envied by other jurisdictions. As Catherine Baksi reports, the UK has had deferred prosecution agreements since 2014 – so why have there been so few?
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FeatureData page – December 2023
The latest data page figures, compiled by Moneyfacts, are now available.
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FeatureApproaching difference
Are neurodivergent children and young people getting a fair hearing in the criminal justice system? Catherine Baksi reports.
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FeatureWe have reached an inflexion point
A paradigm shift is under way whereby human rights laws which are binding on business will increasingly become the norm, says former ECtHR president Robert Spano. The consequences for lawyers will be profound.
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FeatureVoice of reason
The House of Commons justice committee turns an unflinching eye on the perceived shortcomings of the justice system and government policy. Under the chairmanship of Sir Bob Neill, its influence has grown rapidly.
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FeatureGenerative AI – one year on
OpenAI’s ChatGPT showcased the potential for automating legal processes. Just 12 months later the market is evolving rapidly.
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FeaturePenny wise
The legal profession benefits from a relatively well-defined career structure, but lawyers need to pay close attention to their personal finances as their careers progress.
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FeatureJudgment days
The SRA’s latest power grab could turn the regulator into prosecutor, judge and jury, experts warn. Meanwhile the SDT, whose workload is already shrinking, would shrivel still further, reports Catherine Baksi.
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FeatureData page – November 2023
The latest data page figures, compiled by Moneyfacts, are now available.
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FeatureUnhappy families
While the legal framework laid down by the Children Act 1989 remains robust, multiple operational failings in the justice system are letting children down. Rachel Rothwell reports.
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FeatureWatching brief
In the second of two articles on lawyers supporting justice abroad, Eduardo Reyes reports on the work of the 15-year-old Colombia Caravana.
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FeatureClean up your own backyard
Planning reform is high on the agenda of both main parties, reports Maria Shahid. But endless rounds of consultation, and pledges that are long on aspiration but short on delivery give cause for scepticism.
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FeatureHolding the line
Lawyers across the world who are working outwith their home jurisdictions to support the rule of law are a bulwark against authoritarianism. Joanna Goodman reports.
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FeatureJudgment day
When governments and companies flout their climate commitments, can the courts hold them to account in good time? Joanna Goodman reports on the hopes invested in environmental litigation.