Provira is hosting an informative webinar exploring estate liquidity under the new IHT rules and how to protect and support clients in the face of delays, interest and 2027 changes.…
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New report lays bare gender pay gap Junior male barristers are earning almost a quarter more than their female counterparts, according to a new Bar Council report that highlights persistent…
As AI-assisted due diligence becomes embedded in law firm work, a sharper question emerges: what happens when the system misses something material? The post AI and due diligence: the SRA’s…
While it is not surprising that private equity is interested in investing in law firms, the real question is why law firms are giving away stakes in their businesses, a…
The number of law firms in England and Wales has dipped below 9,000 for the first time in recent memory after dropping by nearly 2,000 over the past 15 years.…
Solicitors yesterday received an invitation to vote on whether to increase the threshold for calling an SGM of the Law Society – a move it no longer supports. The post…
Senior associates are the unhappiest cohort of fee-earners at UK law firms and represent the biggest “flight risk”, according to research. The post Senior associates are “biggest flight risk” for…
No mention of a new tax on LLPs and making apprenticeship training free for under-25s in SMEs were the good news for lawyers in yesterday’s Budget. The post Budget: No…
Andrew Lloyd, Managing Director at Search Acumen (property data insight and technology provider), comments on the Autumn Budget. The post Budget reaction: “Salami sliced Budget now paves the way for…
Dye & Durham are delighted to share that our team has been recognised as Highly Commended for Search Provider of the Year at the Modern Law Conveyancing Awards. The post…
Curveball In our latest Career Conundrum, an aspiring solicitor wants to hear from viewers about the trickiest questions they’ve faced in training contract interviews. “Hi Legal Cheek. This isn’t strictly…
Nearly half of UK professionals (49%) say they are not fully confident their employer can prevent workplace sexual harassment, and one in five workers report that their company provides no…
Fast-track Esme House, QualitySolicitors Parkinson Wright A solicitor barely a year into her career has already stepped up to partnership. Esme House, 27, reached the milestone at QualitySolicitors Parkinson Wright,…