News – Page 73
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NewsGovernment law officers' department to get 'wellbeing' support
Attorney General's Offices publishes statement at 'exceptionally busy and challenging time'.
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NewsLook north of the border for law, Scotland tells the world
Joint profession-government initiative will 'raise the profile of Scots law and justice system'.
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NewsAllen & Overy takes on 80% of spring trainees
Firm says it is taking on 32 out of 40 trainees due to qualify this spring.
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NewsSolicitors losing work to specialist conveyancers - research
Buyers and sellers are increasingly shopping around before picking a practitioner.
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NewsWill-writing ABS calls in administrators after closure
Dramatic fall for a business which had applied for SRA authorisation to allow its legal department to undertake reserved work.
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NewsBe more upbeat to stop junior lawyers quitting, criminal bar chief urges
Angela Rafferty QC says barristers and solicitors should join forces to tackle recruitment crisis rather than give in to despair.
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NewsSociety reports gender pay gap
The gap between men and women's pay at the legal profession's regulatory and representative bodies is 'substantially lower' than across the UK workforce as a whole, the organisations announced today. The 2017 gender pay gap report by the Law Society Group finds a median pay gap of 5.6% compared ...
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NewsDormant legal aid accounts to be closed
Legal Aid Agency will also ban shared accounts for security purposes.
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NewsListed firm builds Cardiff empire with £2m deal
Acquisition of Thomas Simon is the latest expansion move by firm with £20m war chest after stock market listing.
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NewsSRA makes case for separation from Chancery Lane
Transition would be 'straightforward and cost effective', regulator tells LSB.
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Invitation to trainees facing 'exceptional obstacles'
Chancery Lane has begun the recruitment process to fill this year's places on its Diversity Access Scheme.
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NewsConveyancing work falls for the first time in six years
Market tracker shows volumes have shrunk by 12% from 2016 to 2017.
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NewsMagic circle firm acquires Carillion's legal arm
Clifford Chance says CAS will be fully integrated with its existing client service model.
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NewsLeigh Day denies involvement in Iraq 'claims factory'
Sun newspaper quotes whistle-blower saying ’It was a racket, all of it’.
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NewsDiversity survey: women make up one third of partners
Latest figures show profession becoming more like the wider population - but more needs to be done, SRA chief executive says.
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NewsInsurance firm signs up academics to predict case outcomes
Partnership with London School of Economics will explore artificial intelligence and statistical models to manage litigation risk.
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NewsMagic circle firm signs up to UN business code to promote equality
Clifford Chance says the new standards are part of the firm's commitment to be a responsible business.
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NewsDo more than the bare minimum on parental leave, chambers told
Bar Council publishes guide on what a model parental leave policy looks like.
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NewsSuper-exam decision delayed amid chorus of disapproval
Legal Services Board gives itself more time to rule on plans for controversial new qualification regime for solicitors.
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NewsNorton Rose and Olswang reveal pre-merger profit falls
Firms publish final full-year figures before international tie-ups.