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Is it Better to Specialise or Be an all Round Solicitor?

6th July 2017
Jayne Harrison, partner and head of employment law at Cleggs Solicitors, has been practicing law for 17 years. As part of our features dedicated to young lawyers and newly law graduates, here she shares her opinion with Lawyer Monthly on whether it is best to be a specialist or generalist. In most modern-day practices, it […]
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Is the Bar Exam for Me?

5th July 2017
As part of our features aimed at law students and newly graduates, those looking for work in the legal sphere, and those simply interested in the colours of the law world, Associate Dean and Professor of Western Michigan University’s Thomas M. Cooley Law School, Nelson Miller answers the question: is the bar exam for me? […]
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First Law Job? Here’s What to Expect

29th June 2017
So you probably just graduated, have little experience on your back, and are not quite sure what’s going to happen when you finally nail your first job. Don’t worry though, Victoria Tester, HR Director at Shakespeare Martineau tells Lawyer Monthly all you need to be confident and ready for the walk through the door. For […]
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7 Top Tips for Newly Graduated Lawyers

22nd June 2017
Following on with our features on Law School & Careers, Lawyer Monthly has heard from Joshua E Stern, Esq., Founder and Managing Partner of the US based Law Offices of Joshua E. Stern, who has 7 top tips for lawyers who have just graduated, started in their first position, opened their own law firm or […]
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The Top 3 Tips to Specialise in Employment Law

15th June 2017
Following on with Lawyer Monthly’s new series dedicated to law school, recruitment and careers, Jayne Harrison, Partner and head of employment law at Cleggs Solicitors, gives her top three tips on how to specialise in employment law. These days it is very unusual to be an all-round lawyer as there are so many changes in […]
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The Lawyers of the Future Will be Heavily Backed by Robots

15th June 2017
Small and medium sized legal firms both understand the importance of the use of AI (artificial intelligence), regard it as an opportunity to be embraced, and do not feel threatened by its impact on their business model, says Clayton Legal, after conducting qualitative research into this area. Lynn Sedgwick, Managing Director, of legal recruiters Clayton […]
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The Legal Ladder: From Paralegal to Managing Partner

13th June 2017
As part of Lawyer Monthly’s new series on law school, recruitment and careers in the legal sector, John Oxley, Barrister at Vardags relays an educational piece below on the journey from paralegal to managing partner, and everything in between. Lawyers often have little idea what those above and below them in their firm actually do. […]
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