All articles by Jemma Slingo – Page 17
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NewsTop law firms team up to draft standard NDA
The OneNDA project has garnered the support of Linklaters, Allen & Overy, Slaughter and May, and Norton Rose Fulbright.
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NewsDuncan Lewis bucks homeworking trend with City move
National practice its relocating its head office from Harrow to the City of London as part of an expansion drive.
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NewsSQE gets green light for Covid safety
First exam is due to go ahead on 8 November, with plans in place for social distancing and enhanced cleaning.
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NewsChinese law skills still sought by City firms, says top university
Students at Durham Law School can opt to study Chinese law as part of their undergraduate degree.
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News50:50 gender split in Freshfields promotion round
Magic circle firm set 'ambitious' diversity targets earlier this year under the management of new senior partner.
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NewsSupreme Court delays swearing-in following Duke of Edinburgh's death
Lady Justice Rose was due to be sworn in at a socially-distanced ceremony at 9.30 tomorrow.
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NewsDecision in sight for Lugano accession
UK poised to win Brussels backing to join key cross-border enforcement convention.
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NewsIrwin Mitchell poised for float (again)
Reports say the national practice is working with investment bankers to prepare for an initial public offering.
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NewsTaylor Wessing latest to open in Dublin
The Irish office will focus on technology and life sciences and will lay the foundations for a new Irish LLP entity.
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NewsAccountant jailed for £400k City firm fraud banned from working in law
Management accountant dishonestly appropriated £400,000 from international firm Clyde & Co.
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NewsCo-op reports slump in legal profits
The group as a whole saw profit leap by over 400% in the year to 2 January 2021.
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NewsPay review for non-legal tribunal members
Lord chancellor requests fees which will 'enable the recruitment and retention of high-calibre individuals’.
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NewsBarristers invited to air their views in profession-wide census
Bar Council wants to evaluate the impact of Covid-19, court backlogs and Brexit on barristers’ working lives.
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NewsLinklaters announces bumper promotion round
Magic circle firm elects 35 partners worldwide, the highest number since 2007.
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NewsGCs fear workload crisis, global survey finds
Legal departments must act fast to prepare for larger workloads and more organisational risk, says EY Law.
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NewsOne in 10 young lawyers worldwide 'experiencing suicidal thoughts'
Survey by the International Bar Association finds that wellbeing among lawyers is a cause for global concern.
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NewsBar council chair criticises ‘BAME’ label
Derek Sweeting QC said grouping together ethnic minorities could disguise the ‘massive under-representation’ of black barristers.
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NewsFemale staff at Freshfields earning more than men
Magic circle firm’s mean employee pay gap now stands at 1.1% in favour of women.
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NewsOn-screen hearings to help bar pupils hone court skills
A court observation scheme has been developed by the South Eastern Circuit to help pupils and junior barristers during lockdown.
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NewsPwC lets staff choose start times – and clock off early in the summer
Employees will be able to work remotely up to 60% of the time once the pandemic has passed, under new hybrid working policy.