Nick Jarrett-Kerr explains why today’s lawyers need an advanced set of life & business skills
The “Golden Age” of the Bar is over, and its members face years of declining earnings and dwindling numbers.
Private client lawyers and compliance and audit lawyers are increasingly sought after in the pharmaceuticals sector
City optimistic but mood of apprehension remains
Richard Michie describes the art of legal transcription
Solicitors will have to take extra steps to inform clients of their right to complain, as of 1 March.
Another review and another nail banged into the coffin of the Legal Services Commission (LSC).
No less than 12 judges were assembled in the Court of Appeal (five) and the Supreme Court (seven) to deal with the thorny questions raised in R v Horncastle [2009] UKSC 14. You do not get this array of legal talent without a reason.
Four law firms have made it into Stonewall’s Top 100 Employers list.
As well as urging government and the Legal Services Board to undertake proper research on the effect of referral fees, Council has decided that the society should argue that referral fees do not have a place in markets for legal services and that payment of referral fees by all providers of legal services should be banned.
Legal director appointment bolsters public and regulatory team
Firm appoints training partner and four new trainees
Firm strengthens military claims team with senior associate hire