All News articles – Page 1138
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Scholarship funding on offer
Qualified and trainee lawyers are being invited to apply for scholarships of up to £27,000 to support them through international study.
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NewsNew tools designed to target in-house clients
Commercial firms in civil law jurisdictions will face increased competition from ‘lawyers on demand’ services following a pioneering move by a German-based provider.
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Upturn buoys retention rates
Many firms are taking advantage of more benign economic conditions this year and keeping on more of their qualifying trainees.
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Bentham eyes litigation funding market in UK
The world’s first litigation funding company to be publicly listed will open for business in the UK this month.
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NewsConsumer push has six appeal
’Use a professional. Use a solicitor’, is the theme of a high-profile advertising campaign launched by the Law Society today to remind consumers to go to solicitors rather than unregulated providers for legal advice.
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Public access ‘reverse referral’
Public access barristers are emerging as a source of work rather than a threat to criminal solicitors, according to a lawyer at a top-100 firm that has seen a growing trend of referrals from the bar.
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NewsSolicitor-advocate hits back at judge’s ‘Harry Potter’ criticism
Alan Blacker blames courtroom dressing-down on judicial attitudes to solicitor-advcocates.
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NewsWave of JRs expected over special needs deadline
Many local authorities unable to cope with Children and Families Act changes.
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Victims of slavery left unprotected – Law Society
Society tells a parliamentary committee that a proposed bill to counter people trafficking lacks ’clarity, precision and simplicity’.
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NewsFirm hires: Steele Raymond
Dorset’s leading commercial law firm Steele Raymond LLP is delighted to announce the appointment of new Senior Associate Simone Ritchie.
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NewsFirm hires: BL Claims Solicitors
BL Claims Solicitors has made three key appointments following its launch as a new brand.
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NewsSociety sets out chief executive handover plan
Paul Coen appointed as interim CEO before Catherine Dixon takes over in January.
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NewsLegal market growth nears pre-recession levels
UK legal services sector to grow by 3.8% in 2014 and 4.9% next year, Law Society predicts.
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NewsGuardian status proposed for families of missing people
The Ministry of Justice is consulting on plans to give the families of missing people authority to deal with their legal and financial matters.
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NewsBakers picks Belfast for second low-cost support centre
Operations will begin in September and employ up to 250 by 2017.
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NewsWealth consultant enters legal services market
Oracle Capital Group to offer corporate, debt financing, intellectual property and immigration advice to clients.