Profession

Legal professionals are eyeing up their next move, with 43% currently seeking a new role and a further 22% considering making a move, a survey by south London and Kent law firm Thackray Williams and legal recruiters LR Legal has found

A shortage of lawyers and judges, and the poor condition of cold, leaky court buildings, are holding back efforts to reduce the backlog, the Lord Chief Justice, Lord Burnett has warned

The Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) has launched a consultation on its proposals to close the Solicitors Indemnity Fund (SIF) and end its post six year run off cover

Law firm Browne Jacobson topped the employer ranking in the Social Mobility Foundation’s annual index, followed by consultancy KPMG and law firm Herbert Smith Freehills

Tech company BigHand has produced a report on workflow management trends between lawyers and support staff in firms of 100-199 lawyers

Firm bolsters Residential Property department

Solicitors have urged the government to open a planned resettlement scheme for Afghans at risk, following pleas for help from judges, lawyers and prosecutors in fear for their lives under Taliban rule

Solicitor and CEDR mediator Tony Allen concludes his four-part series on the future of litigation, in this week’s NLJ. The dynamics of dispute resolution are changing, with the focus firmly on resolution rather than litigation, but could the courts, post-Halsey, have the power to order parties to attend mediation or some other form of dispute resolution?

Devonshires strengthens corporate & governance team

Fresh from a landmark victory in the Supreme Court, Farhan Farani explains why he believes in the strength of skill and will, and why, if a career in law hadn’t been his destiny, he’d be a media hotshot