Oliver Sullivan

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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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10 Criminals Who Got Away Because They Had A Good Lawyer

6th November 2017
Hey Aluxers, a while back we did a video on the richest lawyers and that video sparked our curiosity. We looked around for people who were widely regarded as criminals but got away because they had a good lawyer. So we dug around and put together this top 10. This video is meant to shine […]
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The Impact of Changes to Cost Capping in Planning and Environmental Claims

3rd November 2017
Killian Garvey, planning & environmental law barrister at Kings Chambers, discusses with Lawyer Monthly the recent High Court ruling to re-impose fixed costs for disputes in planning and environmental cases. You will likely have the seen the headlines which accompanied the decision taken by the High Court in September to re-instate fixed costs for disputes […]
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Is the Partner System an Obstacle to Successful M&A in the Legal Sphere?

3rd November 2017
The structure of law firms means that they face very specific challenges when a merger occurs. Below Chris Roberts, Practice Director at Accelerating Experience, explains how the role of a strong people strategy can be central to seeing through a successful M&A in the legal sector. The recent merger between law firms Norton Rose Fulbright […]
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5 Steps to Preparing for International Legal Practice

2nd November 2017
At some point during their education, each and every law student, regardless of geography or concentration, will come face-to-face with the same question: what type of law do I want to practice? Here Kenneth Cutshaw, President and CEO of GCG, continues Lawyer Monthly’s series on law school and legal careers by discussing the global-based steps […]
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