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20 October 2017
Issue: 7766 / Categories: Legal News , Profession
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Love books & the law? Volunteer for the ILBF

Calling all those who love books and have experience of legal practice! How about volunteering for established charity the ILBF (International Law Book Facility).

This small charity is on a mission to support the rule of law globally through sharing legal knowledge and quality secondhand books. It is recruiting a volunteer to work with the chief executive and the trustees to help develop and implement the fundraising strategy to secure significant funds for the future. The volunteer role would be for one day a week for 12 months.

Email ilbf.recruitment@gmail.com or visit the ILBF website at www.ilbf.org.uk.

 
Issue: 7766 / Categories: Legal News , Profession
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MOVERS & SHAKERS

Bell Yard Kysen—Liz Giles

Bell Yard Kysen—Liz Giles

Bell Yard Kysen appoints senior legal PR and ex-government communications adviser, Liz Giles

Clarke Willmott—Lee Edwards

Clarke Willmott—Lee Edwards

Clarke Willmott boosts Southampton commercial property team with addition of partner Lee Edwards

Lime Solicitors—four promotions

Lime Solicitors—four promotions

Lime Solicitors announces four promotions

NEWS
The Attorney General, Ellie Reeves KC MP, and Solicitor General, Andy Slaughter KC MP, marked the 25th anniversary of Pro Bono Week by joining lawyers, charities, students and parliamentarians at events celebrating voluntary legal work
A polished legal defence may owe more to artificial intelligence than legal merit—and creditors risk paying the price in delay and expense
Witness evidence can be compromised by AI before a solicitor sees the draft, leaving safeguards focused on authorship incomplete
Should a conviction stand when a later ruling reveals that the law underpinning it was wrong? The answer exposes a clash between finality and justice
Possession claims are entering a new digital era, with procedural traps awaiting practitioners who assume familiar rules still govern every step
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