Features – Page 42
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FeatureMary Sykes: ‘a rather independent manner’
One of the first women solicitors in England and Wales, Mary deserves to be remembered.
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FeatureInertia is not an option
Dismissing new tools and technologies as ‘hype’ will put the future of your firm at risk. And don’t worry – if a robot doesn’t perform, you can always sack it
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FeatureHow to: use gender-neutral language
By writing ‘Dear Sirs’, some lawyers feel they are holding out against political correctness. But the battle against gender-neutral language is surely a losing cause, reports Melanie Newman
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FeaturePicking up the pieces
Cash-strapped law centres are tottering under the growing burden of unmet legal need. Could lawyers do more to help? Eduardo Reyes reports
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FeatureLaw Society spotlight: May‘s Council meeting
Law Society work on statutory instruments relating to a ‘no-deal’ Brexit.
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FeatureHow to leave work at the front door
Switching off from the office will make you happier and more productive, but this is easier said than done. Katharine Freeland offers some top tips about how to strike a healthy work/life balance
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FeatureTaking on trust
Big businesses naturally strain against the constraints of a competition regime whose power is partly vested in EU law and institutions. But they won’t be let off the leash post-Brexit, hears Marialuisa Taddia
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FeatureData page – May 2019
The latest data page figures, compiled by Moneyfacts, are now available.
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Feature‘In a very short time a great many She Bears’
Excerpts from Solicitors Journal 1919 show an attitude towards women in the profession that still casts a shadow today.
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FeatureToo big to fail?
China is embroiled in a bilateral trade war with the US but the international legal community is unlikely to panic. Foreign law firms are used to playing a long game there, hears Marialuisa Taddia
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FeatureImproving the diversity of your workforce requires cultural change
Diversity and inclusion must be embedded not only in the recruitment process, but throughout an employee’s time at the firm.
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FeatureA new normal
Does it still make sense to describe legal services companies as ‘alternative’ when they are in the vanguard of the sector – and well placed to dominate it?
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FeatureCountry pursuits
Solicitors serving the rural economy must be versatile enough to cope with the ‘jigsaw of life’, hears Ben Rigby
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FeatureSetting up a family law practice alone
From maximising connections to considering the finer details: the most helpful steps when building a business on your own.
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FeatureGwyneth Bebb: the past explaining the present
Bebb case demonstrates the hostility women had to endure in order to achieve formal equality.
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FeatureDo we need a specialist housing court?
View from the district bench: return of a Gazette favourite.
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FeatureChips with everything
In Silicon Valley lawyers, startups and tech titans work at a relentless pace in a networked ‘ecosystem’, reports Joanna Goodman
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FeatureAdvice to women entering the law
How to navigate challenges commonly faced at the start of a career.
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FeatureData page – April 2019
The latest data page figures, compiled by Moneyfacts, are now available.