All Law Society activity articles – Page 10
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OpinionPost Office: time for the Law Society to step up
Our credibility as solicitors is tarnished. Chancery Lane must take a much greater role in supporting and enforcing ethical standards.
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OpinionCybersecurity in the legal sector
Cyberattacks are a principal risk for law firms, endangering sensitive client information, business assets, business continuity, and professional reputation.
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NewsCivil legal aid crisis: Family provider spends £40k a year to triage enquiries
Law Society calls on government to use the study to set fees at a realistic and sustainable level.
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OpinionA call to equality of arms
Law Society deliberations on ways to support solicitors hauled before the SDT will not be straightforward.
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NewsCybersecurity support bolstered as chambers suffers suspected attack
Disaster recovery, business continuity and device management added to questionnaire by professional bodies following feedback.
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NewsGuidance for solicitors on supporting disabled workers
Many law firm technologies ’present barriers to accessibility’, Law Society says.
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NewsDrop CILEX plan and focus on your core duties, Society chief tells SRA
Chancery Lane chief executive says council members would need to approve changes to allow regulatory takeover.
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NewsLaw Society mulls ‘legal aid’ for solicitors hauled before SDT
Council votes to establish committee that will consider how to ensure ‘equality of arms’ at tribunal.
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FeatureOpening the door
For 20 years the Law Society’s Diversity Access Scheme has helped aspiring solicitors from disadvantaged backgrounds become solicitors. Catherine Baksi discovers that it has never been more needed.
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OpinionProfession must treat good mental health and wellbeing as priority
Law Society president Nick Emmerson marks the start of Mental Health Awareness Week.
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NewsSociety calls for Moscow sanctions clarity
In a submission to an inquiry on Russian Financial Sanctions, Chancery Lane also proposes that current disclosure obligations be reassessed.
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News21st century justice: Society proposes publicly funded online legal guidance tool
Interim report of 21st Century Justice Project lists 'actionable simple ways' to future-proof justice system.
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NewsMaiden victory parade is world’s first
Law Society Yacht Club highlight was the chance to cheer yacht as it arrived home after 27,000-mile Ocean Globe.
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News'Stop dragging your feet': Society's criminal legal aid demand ahead of Chalk meeting
Chancery Lane to meet lord chancellor three months after High Court handed down judgment on decision-making process.
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NewsLaw Society calls for civil legal aid increase over unrepresented parties in family court
Society president says more action is needed as ‘rise in litigants in person [creates] further pressure on system already in crisis’.
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NewsIn-house dilemmas: Society seeks input from practitioners
New Law Society resource, the ethical practice framework, will help in-house lawyers navigate challenges.
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NewsYouGov Legal Needs survey suggests solicitors losing market share
One in seven blamed their legal problem on the cost-of-living crisis - and one in 20 on Brexit, quadrennial bellwether also finds.
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NewsLaw Society consults on 5% PC fee rise
Representative body proposes a £4.20 increase in its call on the annual charge - but the SRA has yet to show its hand.