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Lawyers among worst for phone etiquette
Irritating habits include eating and drinking or interrupting those speaking, research finds It would seem good communication is a must-have skill for the vast majority of lawyers. Yet, new research...
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Without role models, LGBT+ junior lawyers risk ‘going back into the closet’
Lawyers from Hogan Lovells and Goldman Sachs on the vital role support networks play in the fight against discrimination Sian Owles and Tuvia Borok Early on in her career, Sian Owles recalls feeling...
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Email fraudsters impersonate Clifford Chance UK managing partner
Spell name wrong in dodgy emails Online scammers have used the name of one of Clifford Chance‘s most senior lawyers in a bid to swindle unsuspecting members of the public. The Solicitors Regulation...
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Government sets up contempt of court hotline to social media companies
As report reveals that Google search tool is naming sex crime victims The government has set up a hotline to social media giants to get them to take down posts that could collapse a criminal trial. The...
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‘Don’t wear brown shoes with a blue suit’, City law firm partner tells trainees
Oo-er Wikicommons: sweeticecreamphotography A partner at a top City law firm has reportedly passed on a provocative piece of advice to unsuitably dressed trainees. Speaking at Thomson Reuters’...
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Be prepared to forge your own path to legal practice
A panel of lawyers reveal their unconventional routes into law From left to right: Asim Khan, Rachael Armstrong, Chrissie Wolfe, Sam Karim QC and Rebecca Keeves (image credit: Sarah Ramsey) To be a...
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Allen & Overy lawyer to face tribunal over Weinstein NDA fiasco
Regulator confident lawyers’ attitudes to non-disclosure agreements have changed An individual solicitor at magic circle firm Allen & Overy has been referred to the Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal...
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Legal Cheek probes beyond the marketing puffery The Legal Cheek Awards 2019 video How innovative are law firms behind the scenes? Music credit: Great Days by Joakim Karud...
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Lawyer who spat at flight attendant during drunken racist rant jailed for six...
Human rights specialist pleaded guilty last month to assault and being drunk on an aircraft A human rights lawyer who verbally abused cabin crew staff after being denied a fourth bottle of wine during...
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EY’s foray into law continues with legal outsourcing acquisition
Big four titan snaps up Thomson Reuters’ Pangea3 Accountancy giant EY has taken a further step onto lawyer turf this week with the acquisition of a managed legal services business from Thomson Reuters....
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DWF’s Milton Keynes office to close next month
Exclusive: News of the closure comes just weeks after firm’s flotation on London Stock Exchange DWF’s Milton Keynes office The Milton Keynes office of international law firm DWF is to close next month,...
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One in 15 junior solicitors is suicidal, research finds
Rise in rookies experiencing mental ill-health Over 6% of junior lawyers have experienced suicidal thoughts within the past month, new research has revealed. The survey, part of the Junior Lawyers...
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Jones Day faces £150 million sex discrimination claim over ‘fraternity culture’
Six female former associates launch group action Jones Day’s office in Irvine, California US titan Jones Day has found itself facing a multi-million-pound legal claim after six female former associates...
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Allen & Overy appoints innovation hub chief to partner
Fuse’s Shruti Ajitsaria among 14 City lawyers to get nod Shruti Ajitsaria The head of Allen & Overy’s (A&O) tech innovation hub, Fuse, has been promoted to partner in the firm’s latest batch of...
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Law second most pressure-filled profession
Ahead of healthcare, education and finance, research suggests In what won’t come as a surprise to many of our readers, new research has suggested that nearly two-thirds of lawyers are struggling with...
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Baker McKenzie posts 71% spring trainee retention score
12 out of 17 The London office of international law firm Baker McKenzie has posted a spring trainee retention score of 71%. From a March qualifying cohort of 17, Bakers made 14 offers, 12 of which were...
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Ince Gordon Dadds adviser Peter Hain cleared over naming Philip Green in...
But Labour peer’s actions ‘not compatible with the rule of law’, says Lord Chief Justice The House of Lords standards commission has dismissed a complaint that Lord Hain failed to declare he was a...
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LexisNexis director of solutions, Norton Rose Fulbright innovation chief and...
Sector thought leaders to discuss cross-disciplinary skills at 22 May event From left to right: Dani McCormick, Jeremy Coleman and Dr John Haskell Three big names from the world of legal tech and...
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Willkie Farr & Gallagher ditches partner embroiled in college admissions scandal
Decision comes after Gordon Caplan announced he’d plead guilty to fraud Gordon Caplan Top US outfit Willkie Farr & Gallagher has confirmed that its previously suspended co-chair, Gordon Caplan, is...
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Tech isn’t meeting our needs, say nearly half of lawyers
Over a third considering career change as a result Nearly half of UK lawyers feel the technology they use isn’t up to scratch, an industry survey has found. The research, produced by professional...
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