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Arbitration centres are intensifying cross-border competition for ‘footloose’ disputes, reports Marialuisa Taddia. So which jurisdictions are getting ahead in the race?
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What Fiona did next
The letters page of the Gazette included an eye-catching exchange of views in 1982.
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We can work it out
Policymakers love the concept of mediation – a reasonable, cost-effective and grown-up process to keep people out of court. So why is take-up of family mediation not higher?
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Succeeding in the City in the 1970s
When Dorothy Livingstone started as a trainee at Herbert Smith, it was a male-dominated environment. But society was changing.
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Interview tips: Landing that job in the law
Very few people enjoy job interviews, but there are ways to make the experience less of an ordeal.
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Building a career in the law
The profession attracts people from all backgrounds and walks of life, with no two lawyers’ days looking the same.
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Ensure you are always in demand
This is the time of year when we are bombarded with advice on ‘achieving our goals’ and ‘reaching our full potential’. The legal profession has always provided a well-trodden career path from trainee to associate, then partner. But it also offers an extraordinary breadth of opportunities – from arranging global ...
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Insight: The SRA is watching you
Matt Taylor, Managing Director of Protiviti, talks Increased Scrutiny of AML compliance in the Legal Sector.
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Hedging bets
A novel ‘redress scheme’ for businesses mis-sold complex financial products dealt with 16,000 claims. Did it fall short? Eduardo Reyes reports.
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Data page – January 2020
The latest data page figures, compiled by Moneyfacts, are now available.
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Protecting your funds from cybercriminals
How to handle everyday IT challenges in your legal business
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Picking up the traces
As law enforcers fight a multi-faceted battle against fraud, Grania Langdon-Down looks at the revolutionary challenges posed by cryptoassets to solicitors on the frontline.
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How to: Tackle succession planning
Contemplating your own professional mortality can be uncomfortable, hears Marialuisa Taddia. But the rise of the ‘zombie’ law firm shows it is never too early to start thinking about what comes next.
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Insight: How can delegation be used by law firms to maximise efficiency?
Maxine Park is the founder of DictateNow, the largest digital dictation and transcription specialist in the UK.
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Law Society art exhibition turns 60
Lawyer members of the group share what art means to them ahead of this month's show.
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The indomitable: 100 years of women magistrates
In December 1919 seven women were appointed to the magistracy, a hitherto wholly male domain.
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Data page – December 2019
The latest data page figures, compiled by Moneyfacts, are now available.
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Diversity in lawtech: mentoring matters
Joanna Goodman on her experience as a Women in LawTech mentor.
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Law Society spotlight: December’s Council meeting
A report from this month’s Law Society Council meeting.
