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FeatureMaking the right connections
The Law Society is rebooting its brand and transforming digital services to members.
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FeatureNew model armies
Just one in five law firms remains a traditional partnership, so how are the ‘disruptors’ measuring up? Grania Langdon-Down finds out.
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FeatureFirst aid for the mind
Mental illness remains a taboo subject in many workplaces. But some legal employers are trying to break the stigma, reports Jonathan Rayner.
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FeatureRoundtable: Exit wounds
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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FeatureHow to: Work with your PA
The traditional role of legal PA is disappearing fast as more qualified and commercially minded people get involved in frontline work. Maria Shahid reports.
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FeatureGetting at the naked truth
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.
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FeatureLegal technology: Polling partners on the shock of the new
Blockchain app to allow anonymous voting on disruptive innovation triumphs in hackathon
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FeatureHow to: Measure online impact
Most lawyers now accept the importance of online promotion, but how do they know if their efforts are effective?
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FeatureFamily trials and tribulations
Contentious probate is booming but need not lead to courtroom drama.
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FeatureHow to: Set free your robo-lawyer
A new generation of tech startups will enable law firms of all sizes and in-house teams to reap the benefits of artificial intelligence.
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FeatureSystem overload
A ‘shorter, sharper, clearer’ Handbook sounds ideal, hears Marialuisa Taddia. But after a decade of tinkering with practising rules, perhaps it’s time for the SRA to take stock.
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FeatureSpecial education needs: Learning to fight
Cash-strapped councils are cutting corners for children with special educational needs, reports Grania Langdon-Down. Do their policies trump the law?
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FeatureEducation: Ready for anything?
Two-year degrees, paying more to do Law, learning to code – aspiring lawyers have more to think about than the ‘super-exam’.
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FeatureBudana’s lesson: check the paperwork
Colin Campbell discusses the lesson to be learned from Budana v The Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust [2017] 6 costs LR 113.
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FeatureEmpathetic bricolage: Thought leadership in legal technology
Much of today’s genuine innovation involves re-engineering processes to create something new.
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FeatureInfluencing at home and abroad
February’s meeting of the Law Society Council was held at the Law Society Hall on Chancery Lane. This was the first on home turf for over a year as the chamber roof had been under repair.
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FeatureAccountants: Counter strike
Accountancy’s billion-dollar quartet and smaller networks are intent on grabbing a bigger slice of legal services. How much of a threat do they pose? Lawrie Holmes reports
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FeaturePII SPECIAL: Storm watching
Market for indemnity cover remains benign, but a slew of natural disasters has cast a cloud over future premium rates. Eduardo Reyes reports.
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FeatureBrought to account
Managers with the personal touch of Captain Mainwaring are a vanished breed. So what should law firms expect of their banks?