New community of 2,000 lawyers leading the AI revolution – Legal Futures
A community to help lawyers build their careers around artificial intelligence has grown from a few people in a WhatsApp group a year ago to over 2,000 lawyers today. The…
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County court delays continue to fall, figures show – Legal Futures
Delays in the county courts continue to fall – and sharply, according to the latest official figures from the Ministry of Justice. The post County court delays continue to fall,…
Milbank ups trainee lawyer pay in London to record breaking £75k – Legal Cheek
Exclusive: Highest paid rookies The London office of US law firm Milbank has increased trainee pay to record levels for the City, with trainees earning £70,000 in year one, rising…
Judge sacked for ‘overly familiar’ behaviour towards staff – Legal Cheek
Reprimand recommendation upgraded to removal A district judge has been removed from office for gross misconduct after being found to have repeatedly behaved inappropriately towards court staff. Andrew Simpson was…
Bye bye Chancery Division – Legal Cheek
High Court shake-up sees creation of new Business and Property Division The Chancery Division, one of the oldest parts of the High Court, is on its way out, replaced by…
Law firms fined £600,000 for AML breaches – Legal Futures
The Solicitors Regulation Authority has fined 59 law firms a total of £600,000 in the past six months for breaching basic anti-money laundering rules. The post Law firms fined £600,000…
Judge condemns National Lottery bidder’s “extraordinary” litigation conduct – Legal Futures
The High Court has awarded indemnity costs over a failed £1bn challenge to the award of the National Lottery so as to mark its disapproval of the claimants’ “extraordinary” litigation…
District judge sacked for “wholly inappropriate” conduct towards staff – Legal Futures
A district judge has been removed from office over his “wholly inappropriate” behaviour towards staff, including unwanted physical contact. The post District judge sacked for “wholly inappropriate” conduct towards staff…
Windrush compensation scheme “too complex” without lawyers – Legal Futures
The Windrush compensation scheme is “too complex” for claimants without lawyers, a Liberal Democrat peer has told the House of Lords. The post Windrush compensation scheme “too complex” without lawyers…
O’Connors announces promotion of three Associates – Legal Futures
O’Connors are pleased to announce the promotion of Mollie Williams, Michael McKenna, and Megan Crone to Associate. The post O’Connors announces promotion of three Associates appeared first on Legal Futures.…
Perfect Portal launches “The Experience Gap” guide to explore the modern legal client journey – Legal Futures
Perfect Portal has announced the launch of its latest guide, The Experience Gap: Rethinking Client Onboarding for Modern Law Firms. The post Perfect Portal launches “The Experience Gap” guide to…
ARAG & Maxima: 5 years of partnership – Legal Futures
Launched five years ago, Optimise was created by ARAG in partnership with Maxima to address this gap, giving smaller and specialist firms a clearer route to a fully delegated authority…
Milbank pushes NQ lawyer pay to $235k – Legal Cheek
New pay war? US law firm Milbank has raised the salaries of its most junior lawyers to $235,000, a move that could trigger a wave of similar increases across the…
Property industry reaction to monthly property transaction statistics via HMRC – Legal Futures
“Today’s transaction data reveals the extent of the challenges facing not only the UK property market, but our wider economy. Any thought that we were already past the worst of…
Where does your legal AI live? It is the only question that sorts the category – Legal Futures
Ziyaad Ahmed, of Qanooni AI, explores where legal AI lives, and why it is the only question that sorts the 400-plus vendor universe before signing a multi-year deal. The post…