Big Four accountancy and auditing firm KPMG recently hired ex-president of the Law Society, Christina Blacklaws, for the role of ‘legal services ambassador’ as it pushes further into the legal sector.
A poll of US and UK lawyers reveals attitudes about the ‘human’ element of the profession. Most respondents saidf their work-life balance was good, posisbly on a par with Harvey Specter, the fictional protagonist and lawyer from USA Network’s popular show Suits.
Lawyers hardly need explaining why these are so vital: legal practice requires highly developed cognitive abilities – for information retention and retrieval, analysis and interpretation, decision making, argumentation, etc. Legal training develops these abilities to a high level.
As Brexit continues to take centre stage in the headlines, it is not surprising that the Non-Contentious Probate Fees Order 2018 has been languishing in the House of Commons since April 2019.
Cybercrime is a growing concern for all businesses across every industry, and even more so for those who operate in vulnerable sectors, such as law firms.
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