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  • Young guns: the JLD committee
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    This life under pressure

    7 May 2018

    Many junior lawyers face formidable challenges – from debt and the ‘paralegal trap’ to competition from technology. Junior Lawyers Division members reflect on their experience.

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    Space odyssey

    30 April 2018

    Despite Brexit the commercial property market is holding up well. But new regulations could deter investors.

  • OECD
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    On the money

    30 April 2018

    With private wealth under cross-border scrutiny, the nervous rich are reaching for lawyers who must also put their own houses in order.

  • Peter Wright
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    GDPR: down to the wire

    30 April 2018

    Law Society event hears there is no tick-box route to compliance with the new data protection regime – and 25 May will be the start, not the end of the process.

  • Alistair Hazell
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    Insight: The benefits of private banking

    30 April 2018

    In an increasingly automated world, Alastair Hazell of Hampden & Co describes how private banking can offer the benefits of a more personal service to both legal professionals and their clients.

  • Robert Kelly
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    Insight: Chelsea F.C. a footbridge too far

    30 April 2018

    Robert Kelly of Stewart Title looks at ways in which developers can deal with potential rights of light claims.

  • Stamford law school
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    Design, intrapreneurs and incubators

    23 April 2018

    Law firms can apply classic product design principles to legal issues

  • David green sfo
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    White collar crime - David Green: an appreciation

    23 April 2018

    Departed SFO director put the much-maligned agency back on track. So what of its future?

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    Final straws

    23 April 2018

    Criminal justice is falling apart and lawyers have had enough.

  • Ls mentor
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    How to: identify a mentor

    16 April 2018

    Finding someone to offer sage advice and guide you through your career can be invaluable.

  • Lady Hale
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    Good citations

    16 April 2018

    Do policymakers and judges listen to legal academics when formulating law and policy? That depends.

  • Paris, London, Hong Kong and Singapore
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    World service

    9 April 2018

    In its 96th year, the International Court of Arbitration is striving to maintain an edge over rival forums.

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    Society spotlight: Council meeting

    9 April 2018

    A summary of the the Law Society Council meeting in March.

  • Joe Egan
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    Law Society business review

    9 April 2018

    This month’s Law Society spotlight looks back on 2017 as a whole. 

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    Making the right connections

    26 March 2018

    The Law Society is rebooting its brand and transforming digital services to members.

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    New model armies

    26 March 2018

    Just one in five law firms remains a traditional partnership, so how are the ‘disruptors’ measuring up? Grania Langdon-Down finds out.  

  • Mental health
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    First aid for the mind

    26 March 2018

    Mental illness remains a taboo subject in many workplaces. But some legal employers are trying to break the stigma, reports Jonathan Rayner.

  • Round table,  Laura Devine
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    Roundtable: Exit wounds

    19 March 2018

    As Brexit looms, Eduardo Reyes finds lawyers at the latest Gazette roundtable urgently trying to influence policymakers while preparing for a turbulent and uncertain future.

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    How to: Work with your PA

    19 March 2018

    The traditional role of legal PA is disappearing fast as more qualified and commercially minded people get involved in frontline work. Maria Shahid reports.

  • Sir Martin Moore-Bick
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    Getting at the naked truth

    12 March 2018

    The Grenfell Tower fire is the latest tragedy to trigger a public inquiry. But do these costly interrogations really lead to greater public accountability? Marialuisa Taddia reports.