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What the SQE means for law firms
The Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) intends to introduce the Solicitors Qualifying Examination (SQE) in the autumn of 2021.
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Seeing ‘Person A’
A record number of sexual harassment and assault cases came before the SDT in 2019, with more promised in 2020. Is this tribunal the proper forum for these cases and how is it coping in what is unfamiliar territory? Eduardo Reyes reports
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Law Society spotlight: February’s Council meeting
A report from this month’s Law Society Council meeting.
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Ruling elite
The bench still looks nothing like the society from which it is drawn, reports Melanie Newman. Do we need targets and quotas, or are some barriers to judicial diversity self-imposed?
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Crash landing
The Senior Managers and Certification Regime focused City minds on individual accountability, writes Marialuisa Taddia. But does one fine in four years suggest failure or - paradoxically - that the regime is working?
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Intelligence by design
Understanding the value of recentring and a thoughtful approach to innovation will help law firms to make the most of emerging technologies
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How to rescue criminal defence
It is fair to say that most transactional lawyers are unlikely to have experienced the workings of legal aid, whether in a criminal context or otherwise.
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Forum shopping
Arbitration centres are intensifying cross-border competition for ‘footloose’ disputes, reports Marialuisa Taddia. So which jurisdictions are getting ahead in the race?
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What Fiona did next
The letters page of the Gazette included an eye-catching exchange of views in 1982.
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We can work it out
Policymakers love the concept of mediation – a reasonable, cost-effective and grown-up process to keep people out of court. So why is take-up of family mediation not higher?
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Interview tips: Landing that job in the law
Very few people enjoy job interviews, but there are ways to make the experience less of an ordeal.
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Building a career in the law
The profession attracts people from all backgrounds and walks of life, with no two lawyers’ days looking the same.
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Ensure you are always in demand
This is the time of year when we are bombarded with advice on ‘achieving our goals’ and ‘reaching our full potential’. The legal profession has always provided a well-trodden career path from trainee to associate, then partner. But it also offers an extraordinary breadth of opportunities – from arranging global ...
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Hedging bets
A novel ‘redress scheme’ for businesses mis-sold complex financial products dealt with 16,000 claims. Did it fall short? Eduardo Reyes reports.
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Protecting your funds from cybercriminals
How to handle everyday IT challenges in your legal business
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Picking up the traces
As law enforcers fight a multi-faceted battle against fraud, Grania Langdon-Down looks at the revolutionary challenges posed by cryptoassets to solicitors on the frontline.
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How to: Tackle succession planning
Contemplating your own professional mortality can be uncomfortable, hears Marialuisa Taddia. But the rise of the ‘zombie’ law firm shows it is never too early to start thinking about what comes next.
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Law Society art exhibition turns 60
Lawyer members of the group share what art means to them ahead of this month's show.
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Law Society spotlight: December’s Council meeting
A report from this month’s Law Society Council meeting.