Opinion – Page 4
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Workload crunch compels in-house legal teams to use technology
As legal departments complete more work in-house rather than commissioning outside counsel, more pressure is being placed on corporate teams.
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Truth at a premium. Again
Association of British Insurers unveils a ‘10-point plan for reducing motor premiums’.
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Post Office leadership circus threatens to sideline victims again
Even now postmasters are not being heard. The real story is the failings in the compensation schemes.
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Letters roundup: 23 February 2024
No ethical lacuna in our professional rules and protecting Liverpool's most vulnerable: your letters to the editor.
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Meishi o douzo: The case for business cards
The practice of exchanging cards seems to be dying out. A pity.
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Diversity Access Scheme: Unique scholarship marks 20 years
To date, the scheme has supported nearly 300 talented trainees from less advantaged backgrounds to pursue their career ambitions.
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Margin calls
What stands out from the latest batch of LLP accounts are inflation-busting increases in wage bills.
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How can we tell what is true anymore?
Two recent stories highlight the need for care in everyday legal life. Both caution against naivety.
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Mother in Law: Go with your gut – at home and at work
Diary of a busy practitioner, juggling work and family somewhere in England.
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Legal aid review: MoJ has plenty of 'hard data'
Recent reports provide enough figures to justify MoJ asking Treasury colleagues for more cash.
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Already there? In-house legal and flexible training
New flexibility in the qualification framework for solicitors may open doors to those in a variety of in-house roles.
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AI will come with a jagged edge
Identifying jobs that lend themselves to automation is neither obvious nor easy.
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Attitude problems
How can a regulator tell lawyers how to be good citizens as well as good lawyers? It that even a regulator’s job?
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'Ch-ch-changes: turn and face the strange'
The legal profession is changing under our feet. Statistics give only a partial picture.