Latest feature – Page 17
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FeatureRole modelling
Lockdown, which turned the legal recruitment market on its head earlier this year, is back. Yet recruiters are optimistic, reports Maria Shahid.
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FeatureActing on behalf of individuals appealing a benefits decision
Joseph Ninan explains how volunteers at Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner are involved in LawWorks Welfare Benefits First-tier Tribunal Representation project.
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Feature'Pro bono is part of our DNA'
Kingsley Napley pro bono and responsible business manager Linzi McDonald discusses the firm's recent work.
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FeatureLawyers helping social entrepreneurs change the world
Lex Mundi Pro Bono Foundation’s mission is to engage its global community to support those working to bring about social and environmental change.
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FeatureGiving something back during the pandemic
Forsters’ family team helps support victims of domestic violence through various local and national charities.
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FeatureExcellence in pro bono
Freshfields' work for third-party interveners picked up the Law Society Excellence Award for pro bono this year.
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FeaturePro Bono Week: Better access to better justice
We should take time not only to reflect on the work our community has done, but to plan for the work we still have to do.
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FeatureRoom to grow
There is high praise for the City’s own tribunal. Should it have a bigger remit? Marialuisa Taddia reports.
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FeatureCold, hard cash
HMRC’s ‘blended approach’ to tackling tax evasion and money laundering is getting results, reports Melanie Newman. But is it encroaching on people’s rights?
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FeatureStick or twist?
Law firms will struggle to stay in business without modern tech capability and interactive client resources. But too many are running on ancient systems.
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FeatureLaw Society spotlight: October’s Council meeting
This month’s meeting covered policy impact, public affairs, supporting members during Covid-19, Social Mobility Ambassadors, and more.
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FeatureBSN – 25 years of striving for equality
Networks like the Black Solicitors Network are both a precursor to progress and a way of defending it.
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FeatureShaken foundations
The impact of Covid-19 dominated discussions at the Law Society’s 19th National Property Conference. But amid the uncertainty, the pandemic has helped to speed up much-needed innovation, including electronic signatures.
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FeatureAnywhere and everywhere
Global legal networks, once viewed as the ‘poor relations’, are coming into their own in the crisis.
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FeatureWhen rights came home
With another lord chancellor gunning for the 20-year-old Human Rights Act, how do lawyers evaluate its legacy? Melanie Newman reports.
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FeatureTools for the job
The stakes are high when recruiting in the middle of a global pandemic. Virtual interviews are the new normal but they come with complications, reports Maria Shahid.
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FeaturePress SEND
The Special Educational Needs and Disability Tribunal is a thorn in the side of local councils. Campaigners and disability charities are determined to keep it that way.
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FeatureWidening the net
Many legal employers are working hard to improve the profession’s record in diversity and inclusion. But as Maria Shahid discovers at a virtual conference, much more needs to be done to overhaul recruitment processes and expand the talent pool.