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29 March 2023
Issue: 8019 / Categories: Legal News , Profession , Career focus
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National Paralegal Awards open for entries

The annual National Paralegal Awards, hosted by the Chartered Institute of Legal Executives (CILEX) and the Professional Paralegal Register (PPR), has opened for entries. 

The categories include Best Law Firm—paralegal development; National Paralegal of the Year, Best Conveyancing/Real Estate Paralegal, Best Will Writing Organisation, and the National Paralegal Business of the Year. Entries close at 5pm on 26 May.

Linda Ford CEO of CILEX, which acquired the Institute of Paralegals and the PPR earlier this year, said: ‘Paralegals play a vital role in the delivery of legal services and we want to recognise their hard work and achievements.’

Enter at www.nationalparalegalawards.com.

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
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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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