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New Steps Planned to Enhance the Functioning of the EU Single Market

11th May 2017
The Commission presented a package of measures to make the Single Market work better for citizens and businesses. The Single Market is one of the EU's greatest achievements. It enables people, services, goods and capital to move freely. It has fuelled economic growth and made the everyday life of European businesses and consumers easier. A […]
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Lawyer Coach: Why I Chose the Legal Profession

10th May 2017
Here below Lawyer monthly has collated a number of short responses from highly esteemed legal professionals, in answer to the question: What led you to embark on a career in the legal sector? Whether law runs in the family or a succinct moment in time gave them vision, these lawyers, from all around the world, all started […]
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New Opportunities for Employee Benefits, Company Cars and Business Fleets

10th May 2017
Last week, it was revealed that the car finance industry is the latest to reportedly be lending irresponsibly. Here Wagonex explains to Lawyer Monthly why and how this sheds light on fresh emerging opportunities for business fleets and employee benefits. Car finance has seen the fastest expansion of consumer credit, followed closely by personal loans […]
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Congress Urged to Save the US Billions by Tackling Pervasive Food Waste

10th May 2017
The United States spends $218 billion each year on food that is never eaten. The nation's staggering food waste problem reflects chronic inefficiencies in the American food system—40% of food produced in the US ends up in the landfill at the same time that one in seven Americans faces food insecurity. The US currently uses […]
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Global Censorship of News Reaches New Levels of Complexity

10th May 2017
Despite the promise of new information technologies, governments, non-state actors, and corporations worldwide are censoring vast amounts of information using complex and sophisticated tactics. The 2017 edition of Attacks on the Press, published last week by The Committee to Protect Journalists, chronicles singular methods of controlling the flow of information, including financial pressure on journalists […]
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Your Thoughts: Why is Mental Health Still Taboo at Work?

9th May 2017
This week is Mental Health Awareness Week across the globe, and is an opportunity to highlight serious misunderstandings about mental health, especially in the workplace. A recent survey asked 1,104 British adults in full-time employment about their attitudes to mental health. Around 49% said they would likely not tell their boss about problems such as […]
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Are Companies Willing to Pay More for Millennials with Specialized Skill Sets?

9th May 2017
As a fresh crop of students complete their studies this spring, a new report by The Conference Board of Canada indicates that recent graduates with a bachelor's degree can expect to earn an average annual starting salary in the range of $45,000 to $69,000. These numbers are slightly lower for those graduates with a college […]
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Jindal Law School Students Receive Global Legal Internships

9th May 2017
The students of Jindal Global Law School have received opportunities to pursue global legal internships in the United States of America, United Kingdom, China, Australia and Abu Dhabi. They have been invited to work in international law firms, NGOs and government agencies besides being given an opportunity to work as judicial clerks with the Supreme […]
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All You Need to Know About the New Africa-EU Partnership

8th May 2017
Why is this Communication being proposed now? Over the ten past years, the EU and Africa had already forged a more political partnership based on shared values and interests, enshrined in the Joint Africa-EU Strategy adopted in 2007. A series of events in 2017 – from the G7 and G20 Summits in May and June […]
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Is Global Uncertainty Holding Back Your Legal Career?

8th May 2017
Vacancies for private practice lawyers have fallen by 13% year-on-year according to new survey data from specialist recruiter, Clayton Legal. And the recruiter believes the fall in advertised positions can largely be attributed to lawyers being reticent to move roles in an environment of uncertainty. The survey, which was compiled based on the recruiter’s comprehensive […]
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