News – Page 3
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NewsTop firms maintain gender targets in latest partner promotions
Promotions at Linklaters and TLT have elevated 41 lawyers to partner between them.
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NewsSlaughters promotes one woman to partnership as 40% target deadline looms
Magic circle firm admits five men and one woman to partnership in latest round.
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NewsTributes paid to Sarah Greening of Thompson Solicitors
Sarah, a respected lawyer in the firm's Birmingham multi-track personal injury team, was known for her positivity, professionalism and generosity of spirit.
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NewsFirm hires: Five solicitors qualify at Switalskis
Rebecca Wardle, Georgia McKelvey, Ellie Goodison and Emily Chan all progressed through the firm's Qualifying Solicitors Programme.
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NewsSolicitor's campaign wins paid leave for baby loss
Government set to add paid bereavement leave to workers' rights legislation.
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NewsNemone’s life less ordinary
Nemone Lethbridge, barrister, writer and all-round legend, appears on Desert Island Discs.
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NewsGive us proper work, say lawyers returning from maternity leave
Law firm leaders wrongly believe that returning women want to be 'eased back' into law.
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NewsMPs demand timetable for cohabitation reform
Justice committee wants to know when Labour will implement manifesto pledge to protect women in cohabiting relationships.
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NewsFirm promotions: 17 appointments across Switalskis
Promotions include seven senior associate appointments and 10 new associates.
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NewsHarriet Wistrich’s desert songs
Founder of the Centre for Women’s Justice was Radio 4’s Desert Island Discs castaway.
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NewsJust one solicitor appointed KC in annual silk round - again
Five solicitors applied in 2024 competition but only one was successful. None of 10 Black applicants was appointed.
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NewsLocal law society chooses new president aged 28
Family law specialist Kerry Read, who has been a solicitor for only four years, has become Norfolk and Norwich Law Society's new president.
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NewsSolicitors among reappointed CCRC commissioners
The three reappointees will be in post for five years until the end of May 2029.
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NewsNorth Wales solicitor, 30, boosts duty population
Chloe Young urges aspiring lawyers interested in criminal defence to do work experience.
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NewsFirm hires: Simpson Millar expands public law division
Firm appoints Shalini Patel as head of education, public law, and human rights.
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NewsKnighthood for former magic circle chief leads legal honours list
Recipients of honours include former CJEU advocate general Eleanor Sharpston KC and Dana Denis-Smith, founder of the First 100 Years initiative.
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NewsNew menopause support network for legal aid lawyers
Solicitor says a lot of menopause support within the legal sector is focused on corporate entities and big institutions.
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NewsTrainee ‘overwhelmed’ by support after SQE video heartbreak
Candidate says she wanted to share her experience to help others trying to become a solicitor.
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NewsGlass ceiling gap: England and Wales among worst offenders
International Bar Association’s progress report collates data from more than 170,000 lawyers and judges from 12 jurisdictions.
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NewsJustice minister appointed transport secretary
Heidi Alexander MP makes legal aid pledge ahead of promotion after Louise Haigh quits transport.