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OpinionLong hours and small hours
What is demanded of junior lawyers in return for such high salaries?
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OpinionThe dangers of trial by social media
The proper place for resolution of cases involving allegations of sexual offences is a court room. Trial by social media is trial by mob rule.
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OpinionThe SQE is not living up to its promise on diversity
To sit, and to pass, the Solicitors Qualifying Exam, involves large financial outlay. Without the means to pay, many will struggle to succeed.
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OpinionPegasus is still a threat to solicitors
Thousands of solicitors working abroad are at risk of being targeted by ill-intentioned governments.
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OpinionLaunch of UK-India trade talks
Law Society welcomes the start of trade negotiations as India continues to be one of the key priority jurisdictions for its international work.
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OpinionPostcard from abroad: Anthony Oldfield, Clifford Chance
Anthony Oldfield, office managing partner in São Paulo, examines the role of English law in M&A deals in Brazil.
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OpinionJudges on the up: tipping winners is tougher now
Who will succeed Lord Lloyd-Jones as the Welsh justice at the Supreme Court?
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OpinionOut of balance: should the AG lead the bar?
Critics suggest the role of the Attorney General has become increasingly politicised.
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OpinionOn fixed costs, the defendant voice is again the only one heard
The government wants to protect victims of clinical negligence, but it may be pricing them out of making a claim.
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OpinionSolicitor apprenticeships: Building the future of the legal profession
Holly Moore shares her experience of working as the first in-house solicitor apprentice at ITV.
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OpinionChinese New Year: To work or not to work?
Lawyers share their experiences and tips in dealing with taking time off during the festival.
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OpinionMother in law: Do you need a stylist to help you look the part?
Diary of a busy practitioner, juggling work and family somewhere in England.
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OpinionLawyers must boldly go into the metaverse
It is coming. It is here. There are law firms operating in it.
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OpinionTaking the fifth
Back to the office? Not quite. A Gazette straw poll of the top-30 law firms revealed that the vast majority will continue to allow staff to work flexibly at least two days a week. Hybrid working is the new default and a return to the status quo ante appears inconceivable. ...
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OpinionLawyer or leader? Obviously the best answer is to be both
Boris Johnson’s latest barb at Sir Keir Starmer’s legal background struck a nerve.
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OpinionCriminal legal aid response is too important to rush
The government must take its time to get the proposals right.
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OpinionHolocaust Memorial Day
Remembering and thinking about the Holocaust inspires us to identify and challenge racism today, wherever it festers, writes HHJ Lynn Roberts.
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OpinionLawfare: a new word to use against solicitors
‘Lawfare’ has now joined ‘professional enablers’ as a term of criticism when others describe the practices of some in our profession.