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More Applications to Legal Roles, As Pay and Job Opportunities Improve

10th December 2019
Candidates appear to be growing in confidence, despite looming political uncertainty, making now an ideal time to hire
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Two-Thirds of Legal Professionals Expect No Rise in SFO Convictions

10th December 2019
Survey of white-collar crime lawyers conducted by Rahman Ravelli reveals low expectations of SFO.
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What Are the Applications of AI in Legal Compliance Practices?

9th December 2019
Artificial intelligence (AI) can seem like more of a buzzword than a tangible solution. However, this new technology is a driving force in technology strategies across all manner of business practices, compliance included.
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The SRA’s New Rules for Freelancers: Better Work-Life Balance?

6th December 2019
We’re starting to see law firms implement flexible working schemes, agile working policies and generally work with lawyers in new and different ways, which is great news as making it to partner gets even harder (and, quite frankly, less appealing for some).
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New Figures Reveal Barristers' Commitment to Pro Bono

5th December 2019
As Pro Bono Week gets underway, new Bar Council figures reveal that a record high of one in every four barristers practising in England and Wales undertook pro bono work in 2018.
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The Role of Paralegals in the Future of the Legal Services Sector

4th December 2019
Paralegals are emerging as a go-to profession. The manner in which the legal sector is developing means that fewer and fewer consumers will be able to afford the services of solicitors or barristers.
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Barristers Skip Court Security but Solicitors Must Queue

3rd December 2019
A scheme has been introduced across more than 50 courts in the UK allowing barristers to bypass court security, unlike solicitors, which must still queue and be checked.
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Baker McKenzie Sexual Misconduct Hearing Underway

2nd December 2019
This week International law firm Baker McKenzie faces an investigation hearing by the Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal (SDT) over allegations of sexual misconduct within the firm.
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High Court Warns of “Disastrous” Consequences for Those Who Mislead the Court

28th November 2019
The recent High Court judgment in Zurich Insurance plc v David Romaine issues a stark reminder to fraudulent claimants and clarifies the requirements needed for those who wish to bring committal proceedings against a party who has made false statements in court.
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Democracy or Shamocracy?

26th November 2019
We are now embarking upon the third general election in just four years. In 2011 the coalition government passed a law which set it stone that an election could only happen every five years.
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