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NLJ this week: How to optimise your legal team

General counsel need a wide set of skills on top of being excellent at the law and managing risk. In this week’sNLJ, Kerry Phillip, a lawyer at The Legal Director, shares advice from her 20 years of managing in-house legal teams

06 June 2025

Go plant a tree!

A GC’s guide to team optimisation: don’t wait, do it today, by Kerry Phillip

06 June 2025 / Kerry Phillip

Judicial appointment framework to change

The way judges are selected will change in October, when the Judicial Appointments Commission (JAC) implements the Judicial Skills and Abilities Framework (JSAF)

04 June 2025

ILBF Competition winner—Trust on trial: the eroding legitimacy of law in a polarised age

What will be the challenges to the rule of law in the next 20 years? Sean Xue addresses this question in his winning essay for the International Law Book Facility’s law undergraduate essay competition 2025

02 June 2025 / Sean Xue

NLJ career profile: Matthew Tuff, the Association of Personal Injury Lawyers

Matthew Tuff, president of the Association of Personal Injury Lawyers (APIL), discusses his long-held fascination for personal injury law, the need for greater accessibility his adventures off the beaten track with NLJ

02 June 2025

‘Year of the review’: Bar Conference 2025

Bar Conference held for the very first time on Circuit is set to examine the Bar’s culture, public inquiries and the future of justice. Join us in person on Saturday 7 June in Birmingham with the Midland Circuit hosting a Bar Mess on the Friday evening

16 May 2025