Ultimately undone by Instagram pics A lawyer who emailed in sick to spend time with friends at an Aussie Rules football game has lost his unfair dismissal claim against his…
A round-up of online musings, memes and more What do Gen Z Lawyers Want? Their work dinner is £135 a head. I can’t help thinking that some barristers are earning…
Don’t risk your legal rep A US lawyer has gone viral on TikTok after warning students to think twice before becoming “lawfluencers”, arguing that BigLaw and social media “do not…
The direction of travel is clear, especially for those of us in the legal sector, where adoption has been rapid: AI is now a fact of modern working life. The…
A South London law firm representing Hamas has put itself at the centre of a political and social media storm after applying to have it removed from the list of…
North-West law firm Farleys – part of private equity-backed Lawfront – has completed another acquisition as the group continues to grow, in our latest M&A round-up. The post Another private…
A law firm that promises home movers “fast conveyancing” has told Legal Futures that it meets its targets for accelerated exchanges 80% of the time. The post “Fast conveyancing” firm…
A coalition of 45 organisations has been formed to support a £5.8m project aimed at connecting people more closely to the law. The post Centre for People’s Justice brings together…
Law grad and real estate paralegal, Dara Antova, shares the benefits and risks of embracing social media in the legal industry Over the past decade, a new breed of legal…
The Legal Ombudsman is to increase its budget by £2m or 11.4%, having received fierce criticism of its initial plan for a 10.2% rise – but it was nearly even…
There are now just nine tier 1 medical reporting organisations available on MedCo after one resigned from the system citing payment delays among other issues. The post Tier 1 medical…
A paralegal has been banned from the profession for fabricating an email in a bid to cover up a mistake she made that led to a case being struck out.…
The Bar Council has transferred delivery of the Bar Sustainability Network from itself to a consultancy that specialises in running carbon-cutting initiatives across the legal profession. The post Consultancy takes…
Posted by Robert Blech, a professional practices partner at Legal Futures Associate MHA In the fallout from Axiom Ince and other high-profile law firm failures, the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA)…
Almost four years and more than a million claims on from the launch of the Official Injury Claim portal, the system designed to simplify the process is still beset with…