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SRM Recruitment has been announced as the headline sponsor of the Law Society RFC Festival of Sport 2026, which will take place on 20 September at Richmond Athletic Association. The specialist legal search firm joins the event as organisers prepare to welcome more than 110 teams across five sports, including rugby sevens, netball and five-a-side football

Brabners commercial disputes partner Jeff Lewis has been elected deputy vice president of the Law Society.

Behind the polished exterior, many lawyers are running on empty: Annmarie Carvalho weighs up the emotional cost of legal practice

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Behind the profession’s polished exterior, lawyers are ‘internally drained rather than physically tired’, according to a stark assessment of burnout in legal practice

After more than four decades in law, former mfg Solicitors chairman Maynard Burton reflects on leadership and his new role as High Sheriff of Worcestershire

Simpson Millar CEO Greg Cox talks landmark cases, legal reform and why the profession is crying out for more simplicity

The Lord Chancellor, David Lammy, and Lady Chief Justice, Baroness Carr, last week chaired the inaugural meeting of a Judicial and Legal Diversity Board, which aims to identify and remove barriers holding back talented ethnic minority and other diverse candidates

Traditional principles of misrepresentation depend on human intention agency. The rise of autonomous AI systems challenges both concepts in fundamental ways, writes Mary Young

Support for victims of domestic violence and provision of on-the-day court advice and advocacy were among the life-changing projects celebrated by the Lady Chief Justice, Baroness Carr and others at the 2026 Advocate Bar Pro Bono Awards