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It’s one of those surreal sayings. But as far as career moves go, it’s a useful one to remember. In the real world, everyone is a candidate. As a candidate, you are either active or passive.

Software supplier takeovers are nothing new but have ramped up in volume recently. What are the implications for the end user if your supplier has been acquired and is no longer independent?

I was struck the other day by a complaint about the software, Casedo, that I have designed to help barristers and other lawyers like myself. It was, apparently, too slow.

German investment bank Deutsche Bank recently recommended that those working remotely should pay more in taxes, saying it was a viable solution to create a more inclusive economy.

Attitudes to technology in access to justice might beneficially follow the trajectory of the earlier debate about the best way to deliver legal aid services.

If, as is largely anticipated, the Competition and Markets Authority again points the profession at the water, how are the regulators supposed to ensure their members drink?

Women over the age of 50 are the fastest growing group in the workplace, which is also the average age of the menopause transition. It’s therefore a given that many of our people will be experiencing it.

The upheaval in the shape and structure of the legal market has seen the rise of lawtech start-ups, effectively exposing the sector’s inefficiencies and putting a new focus on finding better ways of working.

Delivering messages that impact work colleagues is probably the hardest thing law firm leaders have to do, especially to older generation lawyers approaching the end of their careers.

The ‘rule of six’ has been in place since 14 September, with fines levied for those who break it and now we are seeing even more drastic restrictions reimposed. So what does this mean for the UK’s cyber-security?