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22 January 2014
Issue: 7591 / Categories: Legal News
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Future is technology

Young lawyers in favour of becoming "early adapters"

Young lawyers want to use technology to transform outdated working practices, according to new research from Eversheds among 1,800 lawyers below the age of 40. One third felt the profession does not use technology well enough. Nearly half identified ways to make their firms more efficient through technology. Sophia Dirir, chair of the Junior Lawyers Division (JLD), says: “As the youth market of the legal profession, the JLD accepts and embraces its role, (along with that of its members), to trail blaze in technological legal advances and to become ‘early adopters’.”

Issue: 7591 / Categories: Legal News
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MOVERS & SHAKERS

NLJ Career Profile: Hugo Plowman, Mishcon de Reya

NLJ Career Profile: Hugo Plowman, Mishcon de Reya

From global fraud cases to fishing off-grid, Mishcon de Reya’s chair of dispute resolution Hugo Plowman discusses mentors, management switching off

Maguire Family Law—Jennifer Hudec, Ciara Florey, Alice Ferguson & Ruth Wynn

Maguire Family Law—Jennifer Hudec, Ciara Florey, Alice Ferguson & Ruth Wynn

Maguire Family Law announces partner promotion and new hires amid a record year for enquiries

Switalskis—Rebecca Parry & Hannah Gamble

Switalskis—Rebecca Parry & Hannah Gamble

Switalskis wills and probate team extends reach with two appointments

NEWS
Restrictions on workplace non-disclosure agreements could make settlements slower, more complex and more expensive when reforms expected in 2027 take effect
Private prosecutors face closer scrutiny under Crown Prosecution Service guidance designed to strengthen accountability and consistency when intervention is requested
Foreign states cannot necessarily claim immunity for cyber operations launched abroad against computers in Britain, following a divided Supreme Court ruling
Defendants who make unsupported complaints about their lawyers risk losing legal aid while confiscation proceedings continue without representation
Lawyers advising Russian clients face different sanctions restrictions across the UK, EU and US, despite their shared objective of increasing pressure on Russia
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