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LexisNexis Legal Awards

18 September 2019
Issue: 7856 / Categories: Legal News , Profession
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The LexisNexis Legal Awards 2020 have opened for entries

The categories include diversity and inclusion, wellbeing, pro bono, business development, legal services innovation and law firm of the year. For the 2020 awards, four new categories are being introduced―case of the year, deal of the year, sustainability and international team of the year. Judges include the Law Society President, Simon Davis, Chair of the Bar, Richard Atkins QC, and Baroness Helena Kennedy QC, Director of the International Bar Association’s Human Rights Institute. 

The closing date for entries is 15 November 2019; further information can be found via this link.

Issue: 7856 / Categories: Legal News , Profession
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MOVERS & SHAKERS

Muckle LLP—Rachael Chapman

Muckle LLP—Rachael Chapman

Sports, education and charities practice welcomes senior associate

Ellisons—Carla Jones

Ellisons—Carla Jones

Partner and head of commercial litigation joins in Chelmsford

Freeths—Louise Mahon

Freeths—Louise Mahon

Firm strengthens Glasgow corporate practice with partner hire

NEWS
One in five in-house lawyers suffer ‘high’ or ‘severe’ work-related stress, according to a report by global legal body, the Association of Corporate Counsel (ACC)
The Legal Ombudsman’s (LeO’s) plea for a budget increase has been rejected by the Law Society and accepted only ‘with reluctance’ by conveyancers
Overcrowded prisons, mental health hospitals and immigration centres are failing to meet international and domestic human rights standards, the National Preventive Mechanism (NPM) has warned
Two speedier and more streamlined qualification routes have been launched for probate and conveyancing professionals
Workplace stress was a contributing factor in almost one in eight cases before the employment tribunal last year, indicating its endemic grip on the UK workplace
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