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Overheard on a train: how I could have ransomed a law firm (but didn’t)
For many of us, working on the go is a necessity. But, when Graham Murphy found himself sat next to an indiscrete lawyer on a...
11 Jan 2023
Join our Leadership and Management Section committee
We're looking for experienced, knowledgeable and enthusiastic people to share their expertise, skills and insights to help us develop our support for law firm managers...
22 Dec 2022
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We're looking for experienced, knowledgeable and enthusiastic people to share their expertise, skills and insights to help us develop our support for litigation lawyers and...
22 Dec 2022
Five steps to help fix chaos in our courts
Our courts are crumbling, plagued with delays and swamped by a 63,000-case backlog. We’ve published a five-point plan to help the government resolve these problems....
19 Dec 2022
A changing ethical landscape: findings from our ethics roundtables
Law Society president Lubna Shuja shares how our professional ethics programme will support solicitors to navigate tricky ethical situations.
15 Dec 2022
The party's over: trainee solicitor fined for drunken sexual misconduct
Iain Miller considers a real case where a trainee solicitor was fined by the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) for drunkenly harassing colleagues at the office...
15 Dec 2022
Impact story: supporting workplace adjustments at BCLP
BCLP introduced a disability passporting scheme. Find out how this has helped disabled employees feel more confident at work.
07 Dec 2022
“People weren’t taking me as seriously until I showed them what I could do”
Holly Moore explains her journey into the law, and why it’s important to see people like you in the positions you want to reach.
06 Dec 2022
It’s time for a step-change in boosting socio-economic diversity at senior levels in the profession
Lubna Shuja, president of the Law Society, outlines our response to the final report and recommendations of the City of London socio-economic diversity taskforce and...
30 Nov 2022
Trailblazing solicitors: the women who broke the barrier
Dana Denis-Smith looks back at the first women solicitors admitted to the roll. She explores who they were, their journey into the law and their...
29 Nov 2022
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