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NewsBritons take to video to learn US law
University responds to growing demand from lawyers who wanted to add US qualifications without having to relocate.
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NewsPoor due diligence plagues lateral hire
Leading headhunter is surprised so little work is done on the business case for lateral hires.
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Lawyers in France strike
The move is a sign of growing anger among the French legal profession over legal aid cuts.
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Standardised property deals procedure launched
The revised Leasehold Property Enquiries Form will capture key details in a single format.
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Scholarship payments on offer
University and newspaper team up to offer scholarships and work experience placements.
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EU access directive
Directive will guarantee people facing criminal proceedings the right to the effective assistance of a lawyer.
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NewsDWF and HCR announce investments
Harrison Clark Rickerbys and DWF make strategic announcements in the clinical negligence and major injury sectors.
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NewsPioneering landlord eviction service becomes ABS
Landlord Action was created to bypass solicitors and their ‘expensive’ fees.
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NewsBSB hits back in row over costs of challenge to QASA
The bar’s regulator describes as ‘grossly inaccurate’ claims that it is prepared to spend up to £500,000 fighting a judicial review of the Quality Assurance Scheme for Advocates.
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NewsVara gets legal aid brief following MoJ reshuffle
Portfolio includes judicial policy, civil law and justice, international business, legal services and claims management regulation.
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NewsWomen lawyers paid less than men, survey shows
Overall, 18% of lawyers are from non-white ethnic backgrounds compared with 14% of society as a whole.
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NewsKill off outdated family law, says retiring Coleridge
The private sector should take the lead in developing alternatives to the ‘bloodshed, time and cost’ of court, family judge says.
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NewsIBA 2013: Zimbabwe ‘will re-establish rule of law’ - Mtetwa
Mtetwa calls on all lawyers to be vigilant to even the smallest abuses of human rights.
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NewsSociety tackles ‘false impressions’ over MoJ engagement
Chief executive’s letter to profession defends engagement with the Ministry of Justice.
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NewsUS insurance giant buys ABS
Manchester firm Lewis Hymanson Small is to have its second change of ownership this year.
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NewsIBA 2013: lawyers urged to act on poverty
IBA report highlights threats to poorest in society and role lawyers can play in tackling them.
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NewsIBA 2013: opposition to open jurisdictions 'uncompetitive'
Lawyers ramp up pressure on countries to break down barrier to foreign lawyers.
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NewsIBA 2013: magic circle leader predicts £9bn revenues
Consolidation of the market will continue for some time - but there is a limit, says Allen & Overy chief.
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NewsSRA responds to education review with ‘bonfire of regulations’
’One-size-fits-all’ qualification route to be scrapped.