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NLJ this week: Traditional careers no more as lawyers embrace diversification

29 April 2022
Issue: 7976 / Categories: Legal News , Profession
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The career freedom on offer to lawyers today would have been unrecognisable 25 years ago

Writing in NLJ, Nigel Clark, CEO of nexa law, assesses the opportunities available, whether as a barrister operating on a direct access basis, a freelance solicitor for a corporate firm, or as a consultant with your own clients (on a platform like nexa).

Clark writes: ‘The traditional chambers, law firm or in-house route is looking increasingly old-fashioned to the next generation of lawyers who also value the personal autonomy and democracy of alternative structures.’

The profession has diversified, which gives clients as well as lawyers more choice. Nevertheless, what suits one person may not suit another. Clark highlights that it’s important to help clients find the right match. He also predicts that legal tech adoption will accelerate exponentially over the next five to ten years. 
Issue: 7976 / Categories: Legal News , Profession
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MOVERS & SHAKERS

Birketts—trainee cohort

Birketts—trainee cohort

Firm welcomes new cohort of 29 trainee solicitors for 2025

Keoghs—four appointments

Keoghs—four appointments

Four partner hires expand legal expertise in Scotland and Northern Ireland

Brabners—Ben Lamb

Brabners—Ben Lamb

Real estate team in Yorkshire welcomes new partner

NEWS
Robert Taylor of 360 Law Services warns in this week's NLJ that adoption of artificial intelligence (AI) risks entrenching disadvantage for SME law firms, unless tools are tailored to their needs
From oligarchs to cosmetic clinics, strategic lawsuits against public participation (SLAPPs) target journalists, activists and ordinary citizens with intimidating legal tactics. Writing in NLJ this week, Sadie Whittam of Lancaster University explores the weaponisation of litigation to silence critics
Delays and dysfunction continue to mount in the county court, as revealed in a scathing Justice Committee report and under discussion this week by NLJ columnist Professor Dominic Regan of City Law School. Bulk claims—especially from private parking firms—are overwhelming the system, with 8,000 cases filed weekly
Writing in NLJ this week, Thomas Rothwell and Kavish Shah of Falcon Chambers unpack the surprise inclusion of a ban on upwards-only rent reviews in the English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill
Charles Pigott of Mills & Reeve charts the turbulent progress of the Employment Rights Bill through the House of Lords, in this week's NLJ
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