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Landmark Agreement for Cancer Treatment in Mesothelioma Legal Case

9th November 2017
Specialist industrial disease lawyers acting for a Leeds man, who suffers from mesothelioma due to being exposed to asbestos during his employment decades ago, have secured a landmark agreement with the defendant insurers to cover the future costs of his cancer treatment. The claimant, who is to remain anonymous for legal reasons, instructed specialist asbestos-related […]
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CVs & Resumes: How to Secure a Law Interview

9th November 2017
Nailing an interview is hard, but getting an interview in the first place is where it all starts. Shari F. Lesnick, is a Career and Professional Development Coordinator at Western Michigan University Cooley Law School where she focuses on career coaching and employer outreach. Here Shari talks to lawyer Monthly about the key stage of […]
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Failure to Be GDPR Ready Could Cost You 4% of Your Global Turnover

9th November 2017
From 25th May next year all UK businesses – big or small – will need to comply with strict new regulations around how they collect, store and use personal information as the European General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) replaces the current data protection directive. However, despite the GDPR’s two-year transition period which began in May […]
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Lessons We Can Learn from the Paradise Leaks

8th November 2017
Last week, the Paradise Papers leak made news headlines around the world, revealing that some of the world’s biggest businesses, heads of state and globally renown figures have been sheltering their wealth in offshore tax havens. Some of these are being investigated, and the general consensus is that the actions revealed are terrible and should […]
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6 of 10 General Councils Consult Legal Directories Before Appointing a Law Firm

8th November 2017
While legal professionals say directories are genuinely useful a report released by MD Communications shows more than half of law firms believe they don't get the rankings they deserve and 84% are frustrated with the time it takes to make a submission. Firms spend a great deal of time and effort on legal directories, with […]
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Spacey, Weinstein & Celebrity Sexual Assault Allegations: How Should the Media Behave?

7th November 2017
Following several public allegations against US Actor Kevin Spacey, the public is in uproar about sexual assault being swept under the carpet, about celebrity reactions to accusations, about the lack of public support for victims, but also about the press’s forceful reporting of allegations as if proven fact. When this happened to Weinstein, things went […]
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Demand for Executive Managers in Legal Sector Up 54%

7th November 2017
The number of new job openings for executive managers within the legal profession increased by 54.8% in the year to 31st August 2017, according to the Association of Professional Staffing Companies (APSCo). This is despite the fact that overall vacancies within the sector rose by just 1.8% during the same period. Demand for practicing lawyers, […]
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How Do I Celebrate National Pro Bono Week?

7th November 2017
With National Pro Bono Week taking place as of yesterday, Francine Ryan, lecturer in law and member of the Open Justice team at the Open University, talks to Lawyer Monthly about Pro Bono work, getting involved, and the values behind Pro Bono legal work. National Pro Bono Week takes place from 6th to 11th November […]
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Chair of the Bar on Diversity, Tech, Judiciary Morale and Lack of Juniors

6th November 2017
The Bar has confounded decades of critics and doomsayers through fearlessness and competition for excellence, Chair of the Bar Andrew Langdon QC told the 32nd Annual Bar and Young Bar Conference last week. The Chair’s full speech is available here. As over 500 guests and speakers gathered in central London today for the Bar’s flagship […]
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Not Much Trump Can Really Do About Employee Twitter Troll

6th November 2017
Last week, in an opportune turn of events, President Donald Trump's @realdonaldtrump Twitter account was deactivated as a stunt pulled by a disgruntled employee of the social media platform on their last day of work. Leon Deakin, Partner at law firm Coffin Mew, had this to say for Lawyer Monthly: “The revelation that Donald Trump’s Twitter account […]
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