Profession

Firm bolsters venture capital and securities litigation teams with two new partners

Essex law firm announces promotions

Russell-Cooke expands French desk offering with private client partner hire

Partner rejoins as head of insolvency team

The Ministry of Justice (MoJ), Legal Aid Agency and Deputy Prime Minister, Dominic Raab, have announced that solicitors will see a further £21m investment in fees and long-term reforms and an extra £138m will be spent annually on legal aid ‘to ensure long-term sustainability’. 

The Law Society of England and Wales has welcomed the final report from the City of London’s Socio-Economic Diversity Taskforce which outlines its five-point pathway of tangible steps for organisations in the financial and professional services sector to achieve socio-economic diversity at senior leadership level. 

To what extent do the rules of the profession apply to non-solicitor employees? More than you may think. In this week’s NLJ, John Gould, senior partner at Russell-Cooke, writes: ‘Surprisingly, every employee within a firm is a regulated person whether or not they are personally engaged in reserved legal activity.’

The cleaner did it! John Gould considers the rules & responsibilities which apply to non-solicitor employees of a firm

Andy Cullwick considers how law firms are facing up to an uncertain future, & how they can best adapt to it

David Jones & Evie Meleagros consider the progress & challenges of cryptoasset cases in the courts of England & Wales