The Government Legal Department has increased the proportion of its staff working outside London to over 12% as part of its ‘National GLD’ programme. The post Government Legal Department increases…
Immigration law specialists Law firms across the UK are on high alert after a number of outfits, predominantly practicing in immigration law, have been listed as supposed targets for potential…
Curious In the latest instalment of our Career Conundrums series, an aspiring solicitor wants the inside track on law firms’ online due diligence. “Hello Legal Cheek team. I’ve seen this…
LEAP announces the launch of Generator, a cutting-edge enhancement that further builds on the software providers suite of AI-powered tools. The post LEAP launches AI-powered tool to speed up the…
A salaried partner in the London office of a leading Canadian law firm has won his case for unfair dismissal after a tribunal rejected its claim that he was made…
The legal profession has expressed alarm after law firms and other advisory services were on a list of supposed targets for anti-immigration protests tonight. The post Alarm over threats to…
The current “favourable” professional indemnity insurance market is expected to continue throughout the rest of 2024, according to a leading broker. The post “Favourable” PII market expected to continue throughout…
Free early legal advice at an average cost of £3,300 per case saved the government £9,100 in 2023 – or £2.71 for every £1 spent – a new report has…
Managing a large portfolio of properties can be time-consuming, costly, stressful, unruly and at times indifferent to deadlines. The post Spotlight: Managing complex conveyancing cases without the admin appeared first…
Solicitor apprenticeships have proved a good news story for the profession – widening access and expanding law’s talent pool. The challenge, Joanna Goodman reports, is to ensure numbers keep increasing.…
21 of 21 trainees accepted positions White & Case has retained 100% of it’s autumn qualifying trainees, with all 21 rookies accepting offers. This brings the firm’s London trainee retention…
Hoowla has partnered with tmgroup to integrate with their tmconnect panel management software for easy referrals between estate agents and solicitors and information sharing with Hoowla. The post Hoowla partners…
The top legal affairs news stories from this morning and the weekend Courts may have to sit overnight in riot plan with echoes of 2011 ‘Nick them quick’ approach to…
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