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Conveyancers “want to keep using old TA forms”
A leading digital conveyancing company has promised to offer law firm clients the option of using the new or old TA forms for as long as possible as the controversy over them rumbles on.
FSCS wrongly tells law firm clients their solicitors are unauthorised
The Financial Services Compensation Scheme has admitted writing to law firm clients and wrongly informing them that their solicitors were no longer authorised.
High Court judge “compromised integrity” with CA application
A High Court judge has been given a formal warning after it emerged that he had seen an independent assessment written for his application to join the Court of Appeal.
Second solicitor to face tribunal over “threatening” vaccine letters
A solicitor accused of baselessly threatening legal proceedings over the Covid vaccine is to face the Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal.
Warning for judge who “accidently” liked anti-Israel LinkedIn post
A senior judge has been issued with a formal warning for misconduct after he “accidentally” liked an anti-Israel LinkedIn post which he later described as “repulsive”.
Conservatives pledge to match-fund criminal law pupillages
The Conservative manifesto offered little new for the legal profession, except for support for a Bar Council proposal to match-fund 100 criminal law pupillages. There was more from the LibDems though.
Muslim students “uncomfortable” with law firm drinking culture
Muslim students on vacation schemes at City law firms say the “drinking culture” makes it hard for them to take part in social events because of their religion.
Paralegal banned for discontinuing claim without instructions
A paralegal lied to both her client and her employer over how she handled a holiday sickness claim that she sought to discontinue without instructions.
Harman to lead review of bullying and harassment at the Bar
Solicitor Harriet Harman KC has been named as chair of the Bar Council’s independent review of bullying and harassment, including sexual harassment, at the Bar.
BSB allows university to restart Bar training course
Hertfordshire University can start taking Bar training course students from September again, after the Bar Standards Board reinstated its authorisation. The regulator stopped it enrolling students last August amid concerns about weaknesses in its course delivery and initially said that… Read More
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AI can do the work but it cannot inherit the lawyer’s duty
What happens when lawyers delegate cognitive work to AI but remain personally responsible for judgements they may no longer have independently reasoned through?
How to make work experience meaningful
When I had the pleasure of work experience, I made tea, collected lunch and mostly watched someone work. I didn’t bother with the last three days. I am not sure they noticed.
Lawyer burnout is not inevitable: what to do differently
Burnout is not simply an unavoidable cost of being a lawyer. Law firms cannot talk seriously about burnout without talking about how they design the work.
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