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Junior lawyers are the partners of the future. Firms need to listen to their ethical concerns, argues Dana Denis-Smith

An astonishing 100% of housing legal aid providers are loss-making, Law Society-commissioned research by Frontier Economics has found

Think long-term when marketing, Clare Rodway advises in this week’s NLJ

As well as a hot tip from ‘those who know’ on the next judge to be elevated to the Court of Appeal, Professor Dominic Regan covers fixed costs in the intermediate track and the clinical negligence exception, in his NLJ column this week

The current crisis in rape and serious sexual offence (RASSO) cases due to a shortage of specialist counsel is set to ‘accelerate exponentially’, the Criminal Bar Association (CBA) has warned

The firm launches private wealth finance team with new partner hire

Yorkshire firm promotes over 10% of its team

Reductions in legal aid spending may have shunted the cost on to other taxpayer-funded bodies while leaving eligible people unable to access legal help, a devastating report by the National Audit Office (NAO) has found

Senior solicitor appointment at Cumbria & Northumberland firm

The separation of the two systems can be frustrating to lay people & adds to the burden on their advisers. Andrew Francis helps make us at home in this area of the law

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Freeths—Ruth Clare

National real estate team bolstered by partner hire in Manchester

Farrer & Co—Claire Gordon

Partner appointed head of family team

mfg Solicitors—Neil Harrison

Firm strengthens agriculture and rural affairs team with partner return

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Conveyancers celebrate U-turn over mortgage handbook fee

Conveyancing lawyers have enjoyed a rapid win after campaigning against UK Finance’s decision to charge for access to the Mortgage Lenders’ Handbook

Are you suited to a career in prosecution?

The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) has launched a recruitment drive for talented early career and more senior barristers and solicitors

LSB marks Mazur homework

Regulators differed in the clarity and consistency of their post-Mazur advice and guidance, according to an interim report by the Legal Services Board (LSB)

NLJ this week: When AI hallucinates, lawyers risk real-world sanctions

The dangers of uncritical artificial intelligence (AI) use in legal practice are no longer hypothetical. In this week's NLJ, Dr Charanjit Singh of Holborn Chambers examines cases where lawyers relied on ‘hallucinated’ citations — entirely fictitious authorities generated by AI tools

NLJ this week: Stuck in the past?

The Solicitors Act 1974 may still underpin legal regulation, but its age is increasingly showing. Writing in NLJ this week, Victoria Morrison-Hughes of the Association of Costs Lawyers argues that the Act is ‘out of step with modern consumer law’ and actively deters fairness

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Profession

MOVERS & SHAKERS

Freeths—Ruth Clare

Farrer & Co—Claire Gordon

mfg Solicitors—Neil Harrison