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Latest feature – Page 21
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FeatureConduct unbecoming
What has changed since the #MeToo movement reached the legal profession? Eduardo Reyes reflects on a turbulent year for allegations, high-profile departures – and resistance to change
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FeatureThrough a different lens
In what will be a year of significant change, looking at legal tech through a quadrant model can help firms focus on new developments that will help their business strategy.
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FeatureSitting in judgement
Adversarial justice is founded upon representation and a properly functioning court system that can accommodate robust procedure. But is ‘reform’ pushing our jurisdiction into ‘inquisitorial’ territory? Eduardo Reyes reports from the latest Gazette roundtable
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FeatureHow to: give a client bad news
Solicitors are often the bearer of bad news to their clients, but there are ways to deliver this information without damaging your relationship. Katharine Freeland reports.
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FeatureCoping with a care crisis
There is little wrong with the 30-year-old Children Act, lawyers tell Marialuisa Taddia. But years of austerity too often compromise the legal process, challenging the ability of courts and social services to prioritise the interests of the vulnerable.
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FeatureLaw Society spotlight: A day in the life
A relationship manager’s diary encompasses a plethora of activities designed to place members at the heart of everything that the Law Society does
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FeatureTraining lawyers for tomorrow
Can new gateways to a legal career mitigate the eye-watering cost of qualification and boost diversity? Grania Langdon-Down reports
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FeatureMoving up a gear
The government has ambitious plans for autonomous transport but this rapidly evolving technology threatens to drive a coach and horses through our legal framework. Rachel Rothwell reports
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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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FeatureRoads to serfdom
As the government battles to fulfil its pledges on tackling modern slavery, Grania Langdon-Down discovers that professionals are also under huge pressure to help crack down on such criminality.
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FeatureLiving dangerously
Many unmarried couples are unaware of their lack of legal rights in the event of separation or death, but will a growing appetite for reform actually change ‘outdated’ laws? Marialuisa Taddia reports
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FeatureTwo tribes go to war
Legal tech proponents are dividing into opposing camps. One says the industry should stay within its comfort zone, the other can’t wait to jump on the innovation bandwagon.
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FeatureLaw Society spotlight: December's Council meeting
Council met at Chancery Lane for the last time in 2018 on 5 December.
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FeatureSecond republic
Taiwan is looking beyond China to develop wider business links – and this could be good news for UK law firms specialising in international trade. Marialuisa Taddia reports
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FeatureHappy anniversary?
Seven decades on, is the Universal Declaration of Human Rights a ‘shining beacon’ or a monument to governmental hypocrisy? Eduardo Reyes reports
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FeatureHow to: work part-time
Part-time lawyers have long been seen as lacking commitment to their careers and to their clients. But that hackneyed view is changing, reports Marialuisa Taddia
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FeatureLaw Society spotlight: Building a trusted community
Revamping the Conveyancing Quality Scheme will drive continuous improvement in best practice, client service and practice management
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FeatureTop tips to treat the team at Christmas
Katharine Freeland asks lawyers for the best ways to reward hard‑working colleagues
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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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FeatureThe lion’s share
With the government backing a drive to make Singapore a cutting-edge legal hub, dozens of foreign firms are vying with each other for a slice of the action. Marialuisa Taddia reports