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Jonathan Rayner
FeatureLaw Society spotlight: CQS arrives on a new platform
The Conveyancing Quality Scheme quickly became a vital tool in combating fraud and money laundering. Next month the quality mark is going properly digital, reports Jonathan Rayner.
Feature'Jagged edge of devolution'
The Law Society’s Wales Committee has become the National Board for Wales – another signifier of the accelerating divergence of the nation’s legal services sector.
FeatureHow to: Become a Queen's Counsel
As QC applications open, Jonathan Rayner finds out what it takes for a solicitor to make the grade.
ProfileMoving the goalposts
Paul Watchman’s 40-year legal career has embraced a passionate commitment to pro bono work, promoting ethically responsible investment and combating climate change. And the former professional footballer tells Jonathan Rayner he is not slowing down.
OpinionDay of the Endangered Lawyer
Panel discussion chaired by Law Society international human rights adviser reveals perils of legal professionals around the world.
FeatureHow to: Change career direction
As a profession, law has become ever more specialist. But what if you made a wrong choice? Jonathan Rayner asks for tips on changing the focus of your career
FeatureLaw Society spotlight: Diversity Access Scheme
DAS gives hope to aspiring lawyers who have not had the financial and other less-tangible advantages many of us take for granted.
FeatureNew world order
The easing of Covid restrictions brings fresh challenges to law firm recruitment.
ProfileOn the ball
Legal Personality of the Year Neil Hudgell grew up on a council estate in Hull and failed his A levels. Jonathan Rayner meets a solicitor who is used to confounding expectations.
FeatureA helping hand
Covid-19 deaths, the consequent surge in legacies becoming due and the complication of a backlog of probate cases mean charities – and the solicitors that serve them – are emerging tentatively from the pandemic.
FeatureKicking up a storm
In a year of eye-watering PII premium increases, solicitors are entitled to grumble, Jonathan Rayner finds – even if they can’t agree on a solution.
ProfileWe are family
In a stellar 50-year career in the law, culminating in a lifetime achievement award, Naomi Angell has witnessed a revolution in family and adoption law. And her passion for the profession remains undimmed.
ProfileCastles on the air
Teresa Payne came late to the law after working in a pub and travel agency. Now she runs a fast-expanding network of high street firms and has even found time to launch a radio station.
