All Opinion articles – Page 190
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OpinionLearning from failure: even unsuccessful legal innovations have payoffs
Sue Bramall discusses the need for learning from failure in order to create successful legal innovations.
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OpinionNo special favours for LiPs, but the rules have to change
Today’s Supreme Court judgment was right on all sides - now it’s time to help litigants
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OpinionI’m currently considering re-training to become a solicitor, and I was hoping for some advice on the best route of entry in later life.
Dear Suzanne I’m currently considering re-training to become a solicitor, and I was hoping for some advice on the best route of entry in later life. I’m 28, and have spent the 10 years since leaving college working in procurement and supply chain, to the point of becoming a CIPS ...
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OpinionBesides passing the QLTS, how can I make my CV attractive for British firms?
I am a European lawyer registered with the SRA. I hold a Master’s in Litigation and Arbitration, have 3 years PQE in regulatory compliance and financial crime Investigations and speak four useful languages quite well.
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OpinionLGBT lawyers overseas - Are law firms doing enough?
The Law Society believes that the legal profession has a role to play in championing the values and concepts of justice, fairness, equity and legitimacy.
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OpinionLessons from the USA
Jonathan Goldsmith looks at lessons to be learned from the American Bar Association.
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OpinionConfidentiality agreements
Law firms use the same strategy whether allegations are true or false.
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OpinionBranch finder
In reponse to Kate Neil’s article on banking for lawyers, Angela Jackson finds that ‘the credit controller who knew his customers’ is alive and well.
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OpinionDragged through the mud
Sexual harassment must be stopped, but allegations are sometimes made up and ‘naming and shaming’ is not necessarily the solution.
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OpinionJustice needs protecting
The appointment of yet another lord chancellor is indicative of the low regard in which the present administration holds the role of justice secretary.
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OpinionSignal problems
Despite Whitehall dragging its feet on an online court, digital processes are being piloted.
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OpinionSocially unacceptable
‘Total war’ and smear tactics are demeaning litigation – we must call out such behaviour.
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OpinionNHS: learning from mistakes
Reform to the clinical negligence claims process must go deeper than just the numbers.
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OpinionDon't rule out job shares for senior legal posts
Last month BT advertised a head of legal position on a job share basis. Firms should follow its lead.
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OpinionTwo big Brexit cases referred to the CJEU
References could have a significant effect on negotiations.
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OpinionSuper-exam: SRA facing re-sit
Legal Services Board’s criticism of the SRA comes as no surprise.
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OpinionHidden abuse of power
With bullying rife at the highest level, the partnership structure needs an overhaul; until then the profession is unfit for purpose
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OpinionAiming at the wrong target
Instead of seeking to deny redress to victims of NHS blunders, politicians ought to focus on how medics can be helped to make fewer mistakes
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OpinionWhen bail plea stalled
I noticed with interest a Gazette piece on the perils of deploying humour in court. I once represented a somewhat obnoxious client in the local magistrates’ court.
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OpinionBOOK REVIEW: Family lifeline
It has been a while since family lawyers had this kind of publication to hand. The one I remember was published so long ago that CD-ROMs, like the one accompanying this book, had probably not even been invented.