It is a year since the introduction of the Solicitors Qualifying Examination – the biggest change in legal education for three decades. Much has gone well, but there are areas for improvement.

In recent years, there has been a marked change in the approach taken by law firms to allegations of partner misconduct. You need to avoid knee-jerk decisions that could compromise the investigation.

Unlawful property investment schemes have now failed in huge numbers across the UK. At one point, even burial plots were being sold unlawfully to unwitting investors.

Law firms should be on their toes, at least considering or preparing strategies to understand or even enter new virtual worlds if they haven’t already started to activate them.

Paralegals are the backbone of the UK legal sector, with many lawyers simply unable to do their jobs without the support of skilled paralegals. An estimated 100,000 paralegals work in the UK.