Features – Page 10

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    'Left in the lurch' in Liverpool

    2024-02-09T00:01:00Z

    The city’s housing and homelessness crisis is not just a consequence of austerity. Government at both local and national level is failing in its legal duties to vulnerable people, reports Eduardo Reyes.

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    Mastering the art of online interviews

    2024-02-07T16:04:00Z

    Special thanks to: Jason Connolly CEO, JMC Legal Recruitment Faith Kelly Business Manager, Sellick Partnership Andrew Cookson Director and Head of Midlands, G2 Legal Stephen Chantry Director of Operations, G2 Legal Robert Young Talent Acquisition Specialist, Setfords In ...

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    Generation tech

    2024-02-06T00:01:00Z

    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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    Home truths

    2024-01-30T11:25:00Z

    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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    Star tech: the next generation

    26 January 2024

    The emergence of graduate schemes reflects the enhanced value and status of a career in technology at law firms.

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    Balancing act

    19 January 2024

    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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    Data page – January 2024

    2024-01-18T10:03:00Z

    The latest data page figures, compiled by Moneyfacts, are now available.

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    Deal or no deal

    2024-01-15T15:59:00Z

    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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    Data page – December 2023

    2024-01-09T15:00:00Z

    The latest data page figures, compiled by Moneyfacts, are now available.

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    Approaching difference

    5 January 2024

    Are neurodivergent children and young people getting a fair hearing in the criminal justice system? Catherine Baksi reports.

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    We have reached an inflexion point

    2023-12-11T07:27:00Z

    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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    Voice of reason

    8 December 2023

    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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    Generative AI – one year on

    1 December 2023

    OpenAI’s ChatGPT showcased the potential for automating legal processes. Just 12 months later the market is evolving rapidly.

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    Penny wise

    1 December 2023

    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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    Judgment days

    2023-11-27T14:49:00Z

    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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    Data page – November 2023

    2023-11-20T11:26:00Z

    The latest data page figures, compiled by Moneyfacts, are now available.

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    Unhappy families

    17 November 2023

    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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    Watching brief

    2023-11-20T00:01:00Z

    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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    Clean up your own backyard

    2023-11-14T15:56:00Z

    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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    Addressing the toxicity of workplace culture

    10 November 2023

    Bullying in the law.