All Leader articles – Page 7
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OpinionBeginning of the end game
We have reached the point of no returns, literally and metaphorically.
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OpinionThe moral maze
There is an important difference between morals and professional ethics. How many could adequately articulate the distinction?
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OpinionMake or break
If Dominic Raab hoped to satisfy and appease criminal legal aid lawyers with his package of reform proposals, he failed.
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OpinionRetreat from Moscow
Client selection is going to be the next big ethical conundrum for the profession to address.
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OpinionPea-shooter in a war
When does representation become facilitation? And is it feasible or desirable to revisit the boundaries between the two for the purposes of regulation?
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OpinionShow us the money
This week: from the sublime to the ridiculous. Paul Rogerson Tales of eye-watering pay hikes for City NQs are now resonating in the mainstream media. Sir Nigel Knowles, CEO of DWF and former chair of DLA, is the latest to opine on the subject. He warned ...
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OpinionA corporate awokening?
‘Woke capitalism’ has been defined as the corporate takeover of secular morality.
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OpinionLong hours and small hours
What is demanded of junior lawyers in return for such high salaries?
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OpinionTaking the fifth
Back to the office? Not quite. A Gazette straw poll of the top-30 law firms revealed that the vast majority will continue to allow staff to work flexibly at least two days a week. Hybrid working is the new default and a return to the status quo ante appears inconceivable. ...
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OpinionMainstreaming crypto
Crypto technology stands today roughly where the worldwide web stood in 1996.
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OpinionRoom service
With hybrid working set to become the default, it is refreshing to report on a law firm that is bucking the trend.
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OpinionTurning the page
After 118 years and more than 3,000 editions, today marks the last weekly Gazette magazine that will appear in print.
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OpinionPlugged in to the network
It was an interesting moment when Bim Afolami MP used his keynote slot at a City forum to tell attendees they were wrong on diversity.
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OpinionProtect and survive
What can solicitors worried about potentially crippling claims in retirement actually do to protect their interests?
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OpinionGilded youth
If the trend in NQ salary increases continues, magic circle newbies could be earning £180,000 by the end of the decade. But money isn't everything.
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OpinionCop 26: Are you ‘angry’ about global heating?
Lawyers have been criticised for not taking the lead on climate change. Is this unfair?
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OpinionPriced out of the market
The big takeaway from Pure Legal and Hampson Hughes going to the wall may be that lenders are going to demand much more of firms before parting with cash.