All Features articles – Page 31
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ProfileOver achiever: Alexandra Marks
As the deadline approaches for entries to the Law Society Excellence Awards, Jonathan Rayner catches up with last year’s winner of the lifetime achievement accolade
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FeatureBelgium: Union city blues?
Brexit and the crisis of confidence in the EU are creating uncertainty for foreign lawyers based in the Belgian capital. But business is brisk, reports Marialuisa Taddia
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FeatureMake agile working work
Professionals are demanding flexible working – and legal employers which have responded claim excellent results
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FeatureBoom to bust?
As different jurisdictions vie for business, Brexit is beginning to look like a serious own goal for insolvency and restructuring practitioners. Marialuisa Taddia reports
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FeatureIndia: Office politics
India will be one of our most important trade partners post-Brexit, but foreign firms are still not allowed to open offices there.
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FeatureDon’t leave it to the lawyers
Clients are are in the vanguard of the ‘great legal reformation’ which is transforming the way law firms work
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FeatureEmployee ownership: stake holders
Law firms slow to embrace employee ownership schemes are missing a trick.
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FeatureLegal technology: the rise of the chatbots
Chatbots handling multiple interactions give a new dimension to customer care and access to justice
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FeatureApprenticeships: entry leveller
To mark National Apprenticeship Week, we spoke to some of the young pioneers who are following the ‘Trailblazer’ track to qualification.
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FeatureSouth Korean legal market: life and Seoul
South Korea is taking longer than expected to liberalise its legal market and Brexit has complicated matters further.
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FeatureExpert witnesses: science friction
Experts and their evidence are under hostile scrutiny amid fears over a decline in standards.
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FeatureWomen in law: City limits
City firms are hiring women in record numbers – and then losing them. Detailed research has uncovered reasons why.
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FeatureTrade unions: come together
Trade unions are less influential than they were, but remain a critical conduit for justice
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FeatureMarket focus: infrastructure
A surge in infrastructure investment in the UK and overseas is good news for lawyers.
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FeatureFinancial regulation: City police
Four years on, the financial services watchdog has yet to convince lawyers representing victims of alleged wrongdoing that it is living up to its rhetoric.
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FeatureHow to: attract external investors
Solicitors are naturally wary of outside investment, but it is a day-to-day reality for a growing number of firms.
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FeatureIran: open door?
Iran is the biggest new market to re-enter the global economy in decades. But foreign businesses and their advisers still face formidable obstacles.
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FeatureLegal technology: a gap in AI
Artificial intelligence trailblazers in law firms must look to other industries for ideas.
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FeaturePlanning law: shifting foundations
As the government accelerates planning reforms, solicitors are tailoring their services to accommodate what are often contentious changes.
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FeatureTransparency of legal services
Small businesses and the public are still struggling to access lawyers – here’s what the SRA is doing to share information on prices and firms.