All Features articles – Page 19
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FeatureTalk of the town hall
As cash-strapped councils descend into crisis, tough questions are being asked about law and governance.
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FeatureLaw Society business plan 2020/21
2020 has been an extraordinary year for the legal profession, the country, and for the Law Society, writes Paul Tennant.
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FeatureRoom to grow
There is high praise for the City’s own tribunal. Should it have a bigger remit? Marialuisa Taddia reports.
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FeatureStick or twist?
Law firms will struggle to stay in business without modern tech capability and interactive client resources. But too many are running on ancient systems.
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FeatureCold, hard cash
HMRC’s ‘blended approach’ to tackling tax evasion and money laundering is getting results, reports Melanie Newman. But is it encroaching on people’s rights?
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FeatureBSN – 25 years of striving for equality
Networks like the Black Solicitors Network are both a precursor to progress and a way of defending it.
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FeatureBlack men who inspire me in the legal profession
I would encourage any black professionals to mentor a younger black person - you could be the first black role model an aspiring student will meet.
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FeatureShaken foundations
The impact of Covid-19 dominated discussions at the Law Society’s 19th National Property Conference. But amid the uncertainty, the pandemic has helped to speed up much-needed innovation, including electronic signatures.
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FeatureAnywhere and everywhere
Global legal networks, once viewed as the ‘poor relations’, are coming into their own in the crisis.
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FeatureWhen rights came home
With another lord chancellor gunning for the 20-year-old Human Rights Act, how do lawyers evaluate its legacy? Melanie Newman reports.
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FeatureBright sparks
As law firms reinvent their working practices to absorb the impact of Covid-19, their ability to choose and invest wisely in technology has come under greater scrutiny.
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FeatureTools for the job
The stakes are high when recruiting in the middle of a global pandemic. Virtual interviews are the new normal but they come with complications, reports Maria Shahid.
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FeatureRoundtable: From high street to cloud
Some small law firms are at risk as the pandemic continues to bite. But others are planning for a bright future, using lessons they have learned in lockdown.
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FeaturePress SEND
The Special Educational Needs and Disability Tribunal is a thorn in the side of local councils. Campaigners and disability charities are determined to keep it that way.
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FeatureWidening the net
Many legal employers are working hard to improve the profession’s record in diversity and inclusion. But as Maria Shahid discovers at a virtual conference, much more needs to be done to overhaul recruitment processes and expand the talent pool.
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FeatureRiding the swell
Tech is enabling law firms to stay afloat in the pandemic, but ultimately we will all need to swim out of our Covid-19 caves and break out of survival mode.