Features – Page 6

  • Cat Macleod
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    Your roadmap to law firm success

    2024-10-10T14:21:00Z

    Catrin Macleod, Product Manager at Dye & Durham, on why legal practice management is important (sponsored content).

  • Robert Spence Watson
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    Marking time

    2024-10-07T10:07:00Z

    In its 200th year, the Law Society has been collecting accounts of solicitor contributions to the public good across England and Wales.

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    Recovery positioning

    4 October 2024

    Law firms have introduced a plethora of mental health initiatives, but LawCare’s helplines are busier than ever. Katharine Freeland looks at what employers should be doing to promote wellbeing.

  • Rachel Boyle - pic
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    A ‘people first’ approach to neuroinclusion

    2024-10-02T14:54:00Z

    Neurodiversity.

  • ShirePF Craig Reid Headshot
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    Improved Practising Certificate Renewal Portal: now live

    2024-10-02T13:43:00Z

    (Sponsored content.) Craig Reid, Sales Director at Shire Professional Funding, on enhancements made to the payment portal for Practising Certificate fees. 

  • Colleagues gather around a laptop in a meeting room at the office
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    'Regard your good name as the richest jewel you can possibly be possessed of.' Socrates

    2024-10-02T08:53:00Z

    (Sponsored content.) Does Your Reputation Accurately Reflect Your Brand?

  • Raneem Oudeh
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    'A National emergency'

    2024-10-01T14:14:00Z

    The government wants to tackle an epidemic of domestic violence against women, but beleaguered justice professionals can only do so much without more resources. Catherine Baksi reports.

  • Mexico judicial reform protest outside IBA September 2024
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    'The intention is to do away with democracy'

    27 September 2024

    With judges striking over radical reforms of the judiciary, tension was in the air as Mexico hosted the International Bar Association’s annual conference. Balancing democracy with the rule of law was a major theme, reports Michael Cross.

  • Tony Buss
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    The cost of birth trauma

    2024-09-25T13:56:00Z

    (Sponsored content). 

  • Digital avatar
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    GenAI – the power of conversation

    2024-09-24T14:42:00Z

    The advent of GenAI demands a fundamental shift in law firm thinking. Now tech is less about search and more about conversation.

  • Barnsley Council
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    On good authority

    20 September 2024

    Despite councils’ financial woes, local government lawyers tell Katharine Freeland they are committed to this ‘rare legal ecosystem’.

  • A man works through household bills using a calculator at his kitchen table
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    Data page – September 2024

    2024-09-20T08:05:00Z

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

  • Justice scales with EU and UK flags
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    Staying at number 1

    2024-09-18T14:47:00Z

    Brexit was a headache for lawyers keen to maintain London’s pre-eminence as a centre for dispute resolution. But the capital has defied the doomsayers. Business is booming on the back of a surge in class actions, reports Joanna Goodman.

  • Bethany Walker
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    Law Society spotlight: How to get on to Council

    2024-09-12T13:45:00Z

    Three incoming Council members representing junior lawyers share tips for writing strong election statements.

  • Gen AI cartoon
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    How to: choose a GenAI tool

    2024-09-11T14:23:00Z

    Generative AI will transform the work of law firms and in-house teams. With a plethora of vendors offering products, Nick Abrahams sets out why it is crucial to pick the right tool.

  • Women toilets cartoon
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    Answering the call

    2024-09-11T09:48:00Z

    Women were admitted to the profession a century ago but the Law Society was slow to provide them with their own facilities, writes Eduardo Reyes. A fascinating new book on legal landmarks between the wars recounts how it took a highly symbolic special general meeting to force Chancery Lane’s hand.

  • Umbrellas
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    Taking shelter

    2024-09-10T15:35:00Z

    Dire predictions of a mass exodus of insurers appear wide of the mark, reports Eduardo Reyes. For many firms, the PII market is at its most benign for years.

  • Shoppers in a shopping centre
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    Data page – August 2024

    2024-08-15T10:50:00Z

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

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    Off track

    2024-08-07T13:23:00Z

    The new government has pledged to fix asylum and immigration, but lawyers point out that much of the detail remains lacking. Catherine Baksi reports

  • Amy Marren
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    Earning and learning

    2024-08-05T13:55:00Z

    Solicitor apprenticeships have proved a good news story for the profession – widening access and expanding law’s talent pool. The challenge, Joanna Goodman reports, is to ensure numbers keep increasing.