News – Page 23
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NewsCouncils look to ABS status for survival
Snapshot poll of councils shows a significant number are considering the option in the face of cuts.
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NewsCouncils to apply for ABS licence
Cambridgeshire and Northamptonshire will focus on public and third sector work.
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NewsLawyers predict fee bonanza if Scots go it alone
Scottish solicitors expect ‘piles of work’ but government legal jobs in England would disappear.
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NewsNew senior associate: Ally Taft at Medical Accident Group
Ally Taft is now senior associate at Medical Accident Group.
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NewsCouncil legal departments ‘could evaporate’ – local government chief
Lawyers in Local Government president says standing still not an option in era of cuts.
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NewsKent gives green light to council ABS
County aims to tender for a commercial partner in the summer and will begin immediate discussions with the Solicitors Regulation Authority.
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NewsBBC and Barclays seek to boost in-house diversity
The separate schemes follow a government push to encourage apprenticeships.
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NewsSociety: private practice gender pay gap widens
Women earn 30% less than men in private practice.
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NewsCouncil offers ‘shared legal services’
North West Leicestershire District Council is the first legal department to join CapacityGRID, which allows local authorities to provide transactional services to each other.
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NewsFirms fear fixed-fee pressure, poll finds
The hourly-rate model has come under increased pressure in recent months.
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NewsCouncils opt for in-house to cope with cuts
Findings based on 60 responses to freedom of information requests show a startling divide in strategies for coping with financial regime.
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NewsTSol plans to expand and bring more work in-house
Second stage of shared services programme will be completed by the autumn.
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Cross-border disputes on the rise, say corporations
Multinationals quizzed on trends in international disputes and where greatest challenges are.
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NewsCouncil ABS plan aims to take fight to outsourcers
Lambeth legal chief says councils are under pressure to innovate in the face of back-office services being outsourced.
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NewsNumber of in-house solicitors has doubled since 2000
In-house solicitors represent 18% of the profession, according to SRA survey.
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NewsBanks’ legal liabilities rise to £9bn
Banks now make up 37% of the total legal provisions for companies in the FTSE 100.
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NewsCompliance key issue for in-house
More than 30% of legal heads say they are creating positions within their departments to focus on compliance-related work.
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NewsOkoro new HSBC Asset Management GC
General counsel at Baring Asset Management hails ‘once in a lifetime career opportunity’.
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NewsFirst fire brigade ABS planned
Buckinghamshire council and Bucks and Milton Keynes Fire Authority plan ABS partnership.