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Features – Page 2
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FeatureOpening up on disability
Lawyers take pride in protecting the rights of disabled clients, but the profession’s own record on access is mixed. Are attempts to change that paying off? In the first of two features investigating disability and legal careers, Katharine Freeland reports on the position of trainees and junior lawyers.
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FeatureDiversity in the Royal Navy and the legal profession
Counsel Fiona Cain meets with Commander Ally Pollard, Royal Navy, to discuss their experiences of diversity in the workplace.
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FeatureWill LSB pay over the Hill?
Job advertisement for new Legal Services Board chief executive has now been published.
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FeaturePaper trials: Conveyancing and the Building Safety Act
Solicitors are turning down leasehold instructions, blaming unacceptable professional risks. New Law Society guidance will help but fresh legislation is still needed, hears Maria Shahid.
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FeatureData page – February 2024
The latest data page figures, compiled by Moneyfacts, are now available.
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FeatureLife in limbo
Indeterminate sentences of ‘imprisonment for public protection’ are thoroughly discredited. So is the end of this manifestation of ‘state-sponsored psychological harm’ in sight at last? Catherine Baksi reports.
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Feature'Left in the lurch' in Liverpool
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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FeatureMastering the art of online interviews
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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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.