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What Can I Do With a Law Degree?

23rd April 2020
When people think of a law degree, they often view it as a route to a career in the legal profession. Although the law degree is a great foundation for legal practice, it would probably surprise many to learn that only a minority of law graduates actually go on to work as a solicitor or barrister.
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Can Technology Truly Enable Lawyers to Work Remotely?

22nd April 2020
Law firms have found themselves forced to adapt to remote working conditions, with some tech-savvy lawyers already having a head start. Could this become the new "normal" for the legal sector as a whole?
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Why Solicitors Need to Think About Their Media Profiles

21st April 2020
Personal branding is an essential component of a modern solicitor's marketing strategy. Even a small amount of media engagement can reap huge benefits for a law firm or individual lawyer.
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7 Common Website Design Mistakes Law Firms Make

7th April 2020
To remain competitive in a highly digitalised marketplace, law firms must be savvy in how they present themselves online. Here are a few common pitfalls to look out for in law firms' website designs.
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5 Ways to Improve Your Legal Marketing in 2020

6th April 2020
However it specialises, advertising a law firm is very different from most marketing exercises. Here, we present some beginner tips on what areas to focus on as you seek to reach your customers.
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The Recruitment Ripple Effect

3rd April 2020
How legal firms’ increasingly high recruitment standards are impacting the supply chain and why suppliers have a responsibility to embody, follow and even exceed these standards to help legal firms compete.
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How Will the Paralegal Profession be Affected by Brexit?

2nd April 2020
One of the biggest legal upheavals in modern history, the impact of Brexit is going to have a knock-on effect for many professions. But is it anything for paralegals to worry about?
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An Interview with the First Female Lawyer Outside Cobb County…

31st March 2020
As the first female lawyer outside Cobb County, what challenges did you face? When I first started practising law, the few of us of the female gender were usually referred to as “little ladies” by the judges.  Our male counterparts were referred to as “Colonel.”  It was evident immediately that the ‘good old boys’ were […]
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The Difference Between a Defense Lawyer and a Trial Lawyer

31st March 2020
A short primer on these two kinds of attorney, how they work for their clients and how their specialisations set them apart from each other.
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'What Is It Really Like' – the Reality of Working as a Barrister

27th March 2020
For aspiring barristers, we take a look at the reality of the profession, from pupillage and the culture involved to the structure of an average working day.
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