All articles by Jonathan Rayner
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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OpinionDay of the Endangered Lawyer
Panel discussion chaired by Law Society international human rights adviser reveals perils of legal professionals around the world.
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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
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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.
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FeatureNew world order
The easing of Covid restrictions brings fresh challenges to law firm recruitment.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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FeatureLaw Society Risk and Compliance Conference
'Don’t let online boasts damage your reputation'.