All articles by Grania Langdon-Down – Page 4
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FeaturePII Focus: season of goodwill?
Regulation of professional indemnity may be in flux, but this year’s renewal market is expected to be benign.
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FeatureExpert evidence under the spotlight
Radical reform of funding and compliance has placed the relationship between practitioners and expert witnesses under strain.
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FeatureIn-house: spread the word
How should in-house lawyers and legal teams market themselves? Some pioneers offer advice.
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FeatureHow to: hire a partner
Making a senior lateral hire is a major investment, so it is important that law firms understand what is required to ensure success.
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FeatureEducation and training: going mobile
Legal employers are deploying a range of techniques to ensure they attract the best aspiring lawyers regardless of background.
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FeaturePII renewal: date with destiny
This PII renewal round offered firms the option of moving from the single renewal date. So what happened?
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FeatureHow To: become a consultant
The Gazette explains how to plan a move from law firm partner to consultant.
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FeatureJudicial diversity: minority interest
It is eight years since judicial selection was overhauled, but improving diversity is turning out to be a difficult and slow process.
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FeatureLegal education: big learning curve
Legal educators are being forced to adapt to a rapidly changing market which demands a skills revolution.
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FeatureLocal government: problem shared
Unprecedented spending cuts have placed the onus on local government lawyers to ensure they have a viable future.
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FeatureEducation and training: learning curve
The profession’s regulators face complex and overlapping challenges in creating a legal education system which shifts the focus from the ‘journey’ to the point of qualification.
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FeatureHow to: change specialisms
Grania Langdon-Down hears from practitioners who have reshaped their career by moving practice area.
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FeatureCPD: learning by design
Following the Legal Education and Training Review, we look at the future of continuing professional development.
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FeatureCommercial mediation: resolution revolution?
Big claims are made for the merits of commercial mediation, but the pressure is on to show it can deliver.
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FeatureApprenticeships: on the job
With entry into the legal profession becoming harder than ever, is it time for legal apprenticeships to move centre-stage?
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FeatureWeather Eye
Law firms are in a ‘unique’ position to influence employees, suppliers, clients and policymakers on climate change, according to Law Society chief executive Desmond Hudson.
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How agents work when the SRA intervenes into a failing firm
When the Solicitors Regulation Authority intervenes in a failing practice, it is a fast-moving process – and one that is often misunderstood by clients, creditors and practitioners alike. Within hours of the decision being made, the firm’s practice accounts will be frozen and within days its files, computers and accounting ...
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E-learning and CPD
With cost, time, relevance and location identified as the major barriers to effective CPD, practitioners are increasingly looking to flexible online delivery to meet their professional development needs. But what are the pros and cons of training via webinars and e-learning, and how do you identify the best offerings in ...
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Career breaks: return journey
Traditionally, practising lawyers follow a linear career path from trainee to partner. But does a career break, whether from choice (to go travelling, try something new or raise a family) or enforced (through redundancy, illness or addiction) have to break your career? A heavy emphasis on ...
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Legal education: bespoke courses
News that Oxford Brookes University is discontinuing its legal practice course (LPC) because a drop in applications means it is no longer viable has sent a shock wave through the legal education market, as we await publication of the much-anticipated Legal Education and Training Review (LETR).