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Get whisked away by the Great Legal Bake!
It’s not long until the Great Legal Bake is upon us. Lots of budding bakers are already prepping their cake tins and getting ready to celebrate Pro Bono Week (6-10 November).
Litica broadens global reach with new Cologne office in European expansion
Litica, the leading ATE and litigation insurance provider, recently announced at London’s Annual International Litigation Finance Forum its expansion into Europe, with a new office in Cologne (Köln) Germany.
Navigating the 2023 legal job market: Challenges and opportunities
Whilst some practice areas are booming in terms of hiring, overall, it is quieter this year than last. In fact, recent research by Vacanysoft, in conjunction with search, shows that 2023 is shaping up to be the slowest year for top-tier UK law firm recruitment since 2020, with job openings down 35.5% year-on-year.
Briefed’s UK Sanctions Training – Elevate your sanctions compliance expertise
With sanctions regimes worldwide becoming increasingly stringent, it has become paramount for barristers and chambers staff to possess a comprehensive understanding of their obligations and responsibilities concerning UK sanctions, ensuring full compliance in an evolving international landscape.
The return of the Digital Conveyancing Summit – book your Masterclasses now!
Following the incredible success of last year’s inaugural Digital Conveyancing Summit, InfoTrack are proud to announce that it is returning on 22 November 2023.
Career pathways into the legal profession for non-lawyers
Career pathways into the legal professional don’t stop at qualifying to practice law. What about the finance and management side of a law firm? It’s a business, with a heavily regulated specialist accounting and bookkeeping aspect.
Appears to be fright night for estate agents in the UK today
The provisional seasonally adjusted estimate of the number of UK residential transactions in September 2023 is 85,610, 17% lower than September 2022 and 1% lower than August 2023
Cyber crime: Access Legal offers protection, support and reassurance to firms at risk
Legal software provider Access Legal has launched an ‘Ultimate Cyber Security Guide’ on how law firms and their employees can analyse the risks.
Exciting new additions to Digital Conveyancing Summit agenda released
The newest additions to the Digital Conveyancing Summit agenda have been released, with carefully curated sessions exploring the most pressing topics and challenges in conveyancing.
Human rights work highlighted as Hudgell Solicitors named in Times Best 250 Law Firms list for fourth successive year
Hull-based Hudgell Solicitors has once again been included in The Times ‘Best 250 Law Firms’ in England and Wales list – this year highlighting its human rights work as the firm secured its fourth successive inclusion.
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Mentoring the next generation of litigation leaders
As a female lawyer, from the North, with a state school education, I understand the value of sharing perspectives, experiences and contacts.
The cost of systemic failure and childbirth injuries
Recent reports show that the NHS has paid almost £3.5bn in medical claims around childbirth injuries over the past six years.
Mazur: when regulators make simple things complicated
What the last six months have shown is that supervision cannot be treated as a background compliance obligation quietly managed somewhere in a firm’s operational processes.
