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NLJ this week: Changing how we work―predictions for the legal sector

18 March 2022
Issue: 7971 / Categories: Legal News , Profession , Career focus
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The legal profession is embracing diversification and new, more flexible working models, and is all the better for it, Nigel Clark, CEO of new model law firm nexa law, writes in this week’s NLJ

Clark predicts the pace of change, which jumped forward during the pandemic as social distancing requirements and infection control forced law firms to rethink office structures, will continue to accelerate. Client expectations are changing, while innovative tech and a competitive recruitment market is shaking up traditional ways of thinking.

Clark writes: ‘The traditional chambers, law firm or in-house route is looking increasingly old fashioned to the next generation of lawyers, who place more value on the personal autonomy and democracy of alternative structures.’
Issue: 7971 / Categories: Legal News , Profession , Career focus
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MOVERS & SHAKERS

NLJ Career Profile: Bridget Tatham, Forum of Insurance Lawyers

NLJ Career Profile: Bridget Tatham, Forum of Insurance Lawyers

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Gibson Dunn—London partner promotions

Gibson Dunn—London partner promotions

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Shakespeare Martineau—six appointments

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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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