All Round table articles
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Stuck in the middle?
Mid-sized law firms are very far from being also-rans. Eduardo Reyes finds that they are dynamic actors, finding ways to innovate and endure by utilising service, structure, technology – and even a sense of mission.
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Roundtable: Sale agreed?
Modern conveyancing has ‘specialisms within itself’, reflecting the complexity of a process that is too often assumed to be simple or capable of being ‘standardised’. Eduardo Reyes reports from the latest Gazette roundtable discussion.
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Roundtable: Making AI work for law
The legal sector’s engagement with the staggering potential of artificial intelligence has surprised long-time observers of this traditionally cautious profession. Joanna Goodman reports from the Gazette’s latest roundtable discussion.
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Gen Z: Coming through
Stereotypes abound in any discussion about ‘Gen Z’. Many are unfair, but it is clear that the professional and life priorities of this generation are different from those who came before. Can the legal profession adapt? Eduardo Reyes reports from the latest Gazette roundtable.
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Double indemnity
Greater choice is driving a more competitive PII renewal round. Eduardo Reyes reports from the latest Gazette roundtable discussion.
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Taking the middle ground
Law firms operating in the mid-market convene to discuss their most urgent challenges.
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Life support
As a practice area, private client is both protected from ‘AI’ and struggling with government automation of life-critical processes. Eduardo Reyes reports.
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Take on me: Client due diligence roundtable
How far does the right to representation extend? Concerns over reputation, ethics, morality and regulation are giving firms more reason than ever to turn away or shed clients.
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Geopolitical risk: The world turning
Most of the global risks businesses face are not new, but their confluence should shape corporate conduct and the legal advice that supports it.
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Counting the costs
Legislation that made sweeping cuts to civil legal aid and ushered in the controversial Jackson reforms came into force a decade ago, with far-reaching consequences for personal injury and medical negligence cases in particular. So where are we now? Eduardo Reyes reports from the latest Gazette roundtable.
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Spring thaw
Good news at last – the professional indemnity insurance market is softening and there may be new capacity on the horizon. Eduardo Reyes reports from the latest Gazette roundtable.
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The way that you do it
What are the greatest sources of regulatory risk for law firms in the current environment? Eduardo Reyes reports from the latest Gazette roundtable discussion.
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Feeling the heat
What is the legal profession’s role in preventing climate catastrophe? Eduardo Reyes reports from the Gazette’s latest roundtable.
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Time's arrows
Changes to law firm pricing models and productivity were among the business-critical topics discussed at the Gazette’s latest roundtable. Eduardo Reyes reports.
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No more holding back
From recruitment to career progression, can the legal profession turn around its poor performance on the experience of disabled solicitors? Eduardo Reyes reports.
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Becoming equal to the task
The legal profession’s uneven progress on racial diversity is enduring and well documented, so what needs to change? Eduardo Reyes reports from the Gazette’s latest roundtable.
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Home ground
For residential conveyancers, commoditisation and unrealistic demands on their time amid a staffing crisis are high on a list of challenges. But, as Eduardo Reyes reports from the latest Gazette roundtable, there are signs that the downward pressure on fees is easing.
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You can’t take it with you
Covid-19 focused the minds of the wealthy on their legacies – on life, death and what exactly it is they want to leave behind. This is making for novel discussions with their lawyers, Eduardo Reyes discovers.
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Knowing me, knowing you
Lawyers must negotiate a complex set of obligations when acting for clients, maintaining focus on money laundering, sanctions and ‘beneficial ownership’. Eduardo Reyes reports.