In this second article in his series on resilience and wise leadership in the legal profession, leadership coach Tim Segaller discusses with Lawyer Monthly how mindfulness skills can help lawyers’ negotiation and litigation skills. My previous article looked at how law firms can respond to the growing problem of stress in their profession. I introduced […]
Studying law isn’t about being able to name the fifty most influential cases in contract law or reciting the Human Rights Act 1998 off by heart. Instead, it’s about developing essential skills which will help you in all walks of life.
If you’re looking to ramp up your hiring efforts this summer then now is definitely the right time, as new data from CV-Library, reveals that applications for legal jobs jumped up by a staggering 19.9% in the second quarter of 2019.
New research from leading job board, CV-Library, reveals the key skills that legal employers are favouring right now, including a willingness to upskill (76.9%), the ability to adapt (69.2%) and resilience (46.2%).
Below Lawyer Monthly recently heard from Ahmed Osman, a barrister in pupillage at One Pump Court, as he delves into the complexities of housing law and the trivialities of his first case in court.
At the time of writing, Sir Phillip Green was all over the media with claims of a cover up as Green applied gagging orders to a number of people who worked for him, ensuring their silence over allegations of sexual harassment, and racism. But the gagging orders are falling apart, and the question is whether we should have gagging orders in public life.
Writing is a vital part of the law degree. As a law student you will spend a lot of time scribbling notes in lectures and seminars, noting down information from books or articles, and drafting assignments.
Responding to the recent launch of the Pre-Application Judicial Education (PAJE) programme by the Judicial Diversity Forum (JDF), of which the Bar Council is a member, Chair of the Bar Council, Richard Atkins QC, said: “PAJE is an important initiative for the judiciary and is based on a concept which the Bar Council and its […]
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