All articles by Jonathan Rayner – Page 2
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ProfileTaking control
An unquenchable drive is in Janet Legrand’s DNA. This catapulted the Woman Lawyer of the Year 2018 to the helm of global firm DLA Piper and into the heart of international dispute resolution, writes Jonathan Rayner
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ProfileLeader of the pack
Three decades as a managing partner crystallised Lynne Burdon’s ‘core ideology’, the entrepreneur, mentor and author tells Jonathan Rayner
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FeatureSinking the data pirates
An uncle who joined Gandhi’s independence movement inspired Ravi Naik to aim for a legal career, the Law Society human rights award winner tells Jonathan Rayner
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FeatureOccupational hazards
Lawyers all over the world risk losing their liberty – and worse – when they seek to uphold fundamental human rights. Jonathan Rayner reports
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FeatureStreet value
Small law firms are facing unprecedented pressures, ranging from price transparency and GDPR to unregulated competition. Jonathan Rayner gauges the mood at the Law Society Small Firms Division annual conference
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ProfileWriting wrongs
Prolific true-crime author James Morton has dabbled in astrology and once ran a junk shop. Anything but criminal defence.
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FeatureAn ‘appalling vista’
A newly established group of parliamentarians aims to counter widespread indifference to allegedly wrongful convictions. Lawyers are being urged to support them.
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FeatureFuture-proofing your firm
The annual Law Management Section conference looked at how law firms must face up to the future – or fall behind.
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FeatureCareers clinics
An innovative learning hub at Coventry University puts students in the driving seat to boost their employability.
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ProfileAnn Crighton: A higher calling
Former Crown advocate says CPS descended into ‘madness’ when lawyers were sidelined. So this formidable self-starter carved out a new career, hears Jonathan Rayner
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FeatureHow to: identify a mentor
Finding someone to offer sage advice and guide you through your career can be invaluable.
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FeatureFirst aid for the mind
Mental illness remains a taboo subject in many workplaces. But some legal employers are trying to break the stigma, reports Jonathan Rayner.
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FeatureFamily trials and tribulations
Contentious probate is booming but need not lead to courtroom drama.
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ProfileClass warrior: Interview with David Greene
Group action pioneer and Gazette Legal Personality of the Year David Greene has spent his career battling the establishment, hears.
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ProfileInterview: Matthew Tossell, Hugh James
Hugh James’ senior partner is proud to have reshaped legal services in Wales – but he is no separatist, Jonathan Rayner hears
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ProfileSwati Paul: Ground control
The in-house solicitor of the year tells Jonathan Rayner how she built a ‘novel legal structure’ that benefits all airlines
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FeatureVictim support: Ahmed Aydeed
The Junior Lawyer of the Year 2017 is proud to serve ‘demonised’ asylum-seekers who have lost everything.
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FeatureSmall fortunes
Generating leads, preventing cyber-attacks and a bear dancing the Moonwalk all featured at the Small Firms Division’s annual conference.
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FeatureA new driver: Graham Vinter
Graham Vinter eschewed his golf handicap for a second career in private practice – and a pioneering business network.