News – Page 140
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NewsPupillages fall as work at bar shrinks
The number of ‘first-six’ pupillages offered in 2013-14 fell to 397, an 8% drop since 2009/10, according to statistics from the bar regulator.
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NewsNearly one-third of new magic circle partners are women
Big five announce 91 partner promotions – 29 went to women.
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NewsInsurers open data to claimant solicitors in fraud crackdown
Details of long-awaited scheme for sharing information on claimants’ history finally revealed.
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NewsNews focus: statistics of a changing profession
Law Society publishes latest annual statistics report providing a comprehensive snapshot of solicitors in 2014.
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NewsSingle-person bar entities face insurance struggle
Only eight out of 26 commercial insurers the Bar Standards Board approached said they would be willing to insure BSB-regulated entities.
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Redundancies confirmed at international firm
Ince & Co revamps the partnership and secretarial services.
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NewsNumber of practitioners rising fast
Growth in private practice numbers soars to nine-year high - and in-house is expanding too.
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Councils ‘need to be clear’ on ABS plans
Councils ‘need to be clear’ what they want to use alternative business structures for, as the move involves ‘quite a lot of work’.
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Justice report proposes new model for disputes
Report responds to major cuts to legal aid and cuts to the HM Courts & Tribunals Service budget, which have left individuals unable to enforce their rights.
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Mersey advice beat
Liverpool Law Society is to help local authorities and academics draw up guides to accessible legal advice in Merseyside, after hosting a summit to find solutions to the ‘devastating’ impact of spending cuts on access to justice.
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NewsDWF merges with niche practice
National firm DWF is to absorb niche insurance practice Watmores.
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NewsLawyers hit back at reports of £100,000 incomes
Figures suggesting six-figure salaries are the norm are unrepresentative, solicitors say.
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NewsConveyancer hit by phone scam
Solicitors Regulation Authority calls for extra vigilance after north-east firm loses 'significant amount'.
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NewsSolicitor-advocate Egan on Society presidency track
Criminal specialist Joe Egan to take office as deputy vice-president in July.
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NewsLaw scores well in employer-for-women table
Law firms account for nine out of the 50 ‘top employers for women’ ranked by The Times.
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NewsLegal aid giant heads bid consortium
Duncan Lewis teams up with two London firms to bid for crime duty provider contracts.
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NewsSRA says ‘sorry’ over ABS application delays
Regulator vows to deal with alternative business structure licence applications within three months.
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NewsProfessional services blamed for UK productivity failings
Law firms among leading culprits for stagnation since the downturn, research by national newspaper claims.
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Firms too quick to blow own trumpet
Eight in 10 lawyers think they deliver an above-average service, but only four in 10 clients say they are receiving it.
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Clinic’s pro bono gong
The University of Huddersfield’s student-led Legal Advice Clinic has won a national pro bono award.