News – Page 3
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NewsDrunk law firm employee punched steward at FA Cup match
SRA says rebuke was sufficient punishment for administrator who admitted assault and showed insight and remorse.
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NewsPupillages on offer hit record high
Number of pupillages advertised on central gateway rose by more than 10% last year.
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NewsSRA scores top marks from super regulator
Solicitors’ regulator gets a double ‘green’ rating for sufficiency - though assessment period misses the Axiom Ince debacle.
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NewsCity firm boosts NQ pay as sector defies recession
Newly qualified solicitors at Norton Rose could earn up to £168,000 with bonus following review.
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NewsSRA to cap fees on financial services claims
Regulator overrides argument that replicating the FCA's limits would stifle competition.
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NewsLaw Society publishes guidance on Building Safety Act
Post-Grenfell disaster legislation, which is problematic for conveyancers, introduces a new safety regime for flats - and sets out who should pay.
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NewsParalegal sanctioned for deceiving City firm over qualification
Pinsent Masons staff member pretended she was due to qualify as a solicitor for over a year.
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NewsNothing 'inherently improper' about using AI, barristers told
Risks of generative AI systems include anthropomorphism, hallucinations and information disorder, Bar Council warns.
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NewsKnights heralds 29% profit growth
Listed consolidator to focus on organic growth - though still ‘very much in the market’ for acquisitions.
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NewsUS elite firms 'heading for a Pan Am-style fall'
Report paints a picture of declining productivity at top-100 firms, which are increasing fees and headcount despite flat demand for their services.
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NewsSolicitor fined and ordered to pay £4,000 costs following self-report to SRA
Practitioner was not aware of a 2019 rule change regarding acting without pay for family and friends without PII.
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NewsM&A activity falls to lowest figure since 2013
US firms dominate global league table of corporate legal advisers.
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NewsEx-equity partner leaves roll after covering up work relationship
Solicitor ignored agreement not to contact colleague during firm’s investigation, SRA decision notice reveals.
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NewsWomen make up 37% of law firm partners, new SRA figures show
Slow improvement in racial and gender diversity continues, according to statistics from the SRA’s biennial collection of diversity data.
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NewsDon't shun careful use of AI, judges told
Technology 'can and will' help create an efficient and accessible digital justice system, master of the rolls says.
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NewsJudiciary blamed for upsurge of bullying at bar
Nearly half of barristers say they have experienced or observed this behaviour while working, either in person or online.
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NewsBar chair renews call for training shake-up
Current system ‘cruelly disappoints’ almost half of those who aspire to become barristers but fail to obtain pupillage.
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NewsHudgell latest to take employee-ownership route
Founder to transfer majority of shares in national firm to an employee ownership trust.
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NewsAcademics warn of risk from ‘inversion SLAPPs’
Even where the motivations of clients and funders are altruistic, lawyers should 'exercise independent judgement', report for LSB states.
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NewsSolicitors on government's list of ‘AI impacted’ jobs
Lawyers - along with management consultants and accountants - may wish to retrain as roof tilers.