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FeatureAt the touch of a button
When it comes to exploiting technology, high street firms reject the ‘poor relation’ label. Instead, they are finding ways to customise mainstream products, while retaining the personal touch. Joanna Goodman reports.
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FeatureGenerative AI: a jetpack for legal
Will generative AI and innovative text solutions power the first robot lawyers, or supercharge their human colleagues?
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FeaturePointing the finger
As the Royal United Services Institute says, ‘If economic crime is to be accepted as a national security issue the government needs to police it like one’. Katharine Freeland reports.
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FeatureAdvice in conflict
Ukraine’s lawyers enter 2023 under enormous personal and financial stress, but the profession is fighting hard to uphold the rule of law.
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FeatureCandid camera
How have courts, lawyers and parties adapted to the digital revolution unleashed by the pandemic? Catherine Baksi reports.
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FeatureLaw Society spotlight: National Board for Wales
In a positive and proactive move to remain at the forefront of complex political and legal developments across the jurisdiction of England and Wales, the Law Society has transitioned its old Wales Committee to a new, stronger National Board for Wales.
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FeatureShaking the foundations
Commercial property values have dipped as interest rates have risen and lenders retreat. But a ‘wall of capital’ from overseas is offering limited respite, the sector’s lawyers tell Maria Shahid.
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FeatureCapital gains
As international arbitration gains a higher profile amid increased activity, London is fighting to maintain its pre-eminence. Joanna Goodman reports.
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FeatureWorking out the next ‘delighter’
Is the pre-eminence of UK legal tech being challenged as competition and client expectations increase in line with innovation?
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FeatureSlowly does it
UK immigration policy puts the Home Office on a collision course with ‘global Britain’ and the government’s growth aspirations. Eduardo Reyes reports.
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FeatureLeave it to me
It has been a while since private client departments were any law firm’s tranquil backwater. Katharine Freeland reports.
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FeatureThe quiet desperation of young fathers at work
In the legal profession, as in other sectors, there has been an increase in levels of attrition as employees reconfigure their responsibilities and prioritise extra-organisational aspects of life over work. Dr Martyn Bradley But unlike sectors in which older employees are deciding to retire early, the ‘great ...
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FeatureUneasy lies the crown
London remains a premier destination for litigation despite ongoing geopolitical turmoil, but international competition leaves no room for complacency. Joanna Goodman reports.
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FeaturePitch battles
Legal Geek’s flagship conference is back at its brash and bullish best, but raising new money is becoming tougher for startups
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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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FeatureNot in my backyard
Reform of planning law is a sensitive area – especially for Conservative voters – but it is also essential to the government’s growth ambitions. Rachel Rothwell reports on a suite of looming reforms.
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FeatureWhen the mask slips
Pandemic lockdowns turbocharged open conversations about mental health in the legal profession. But how much has really changed? Katharine Freeland reports.
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FeatureOn the march
A trawl of the Gazette’s archives to mark Black History Month yields some surprises for Eduardo Reyes
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FeatureI changed my name to fit in
Three lawyers from the Law Society’s Ethnic Minority Lawyers Division committee share their experience of changing their given name, and their feelings about doing so.