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As a child, the first thing you learn about lawyers – if anything – is that they wear a fancy grey wig, bang their gavels way too often and frequently shout "I object!" in a wide, open courtroom. But there’s so much more to the discipline than that. In fact, when you think about how many branches there are in the field of law, it becomes almost overwhelming.

Harriet Iles - 'Legal operations' for aspiring solicitors

Posted on 13 November 2020

The law firm today is where legal, technological and business expertise intersects. As modernisation in business and technology has seen a pivot towards data-driven efficiency, a similar shift within the legal sphere looms. The tradition of ‘gut instinct’ decision-making within law means that the emergence of a results-based approach has dramatically transformative potential.

'Dear Sirs': call for inclusive language and modernising salutations

Posted on 17 December 2024

Why is it important to replace ‘Dear Sirs’ with more inclusive salutations?

#UnfairDismissal: employees and social media

Posted on 07 July 2015

Should an employee get sacked for sending offensive tweets?

#SupportingSolicitors campaign launched to end mental health stigma

Posted on 15 May 2019

A joint campaign launched by The Law Society, the Solicitors Regulation Authority, LawCare and other solicitor charities aims to promote the help available to solicitors dealing with personal challenges.

#Justice

Posted on 19 February 2013

How can litigators and courts use social media to uphold the law?

#10000BlackInterns

Posted on 27 March 2023

John MacKenzie - The "no treating" orders of WWI: control in crises

Posted on 02 July 2024

Picture a bustling London pub in 1915. What you might not consider is that buying your friend a drink could land you in trouble with a constable. During World War one (WWI), the British government introduced the Defence of the Realm Act 1914 (DORA). This emergency legislation and its various amendments created a series of regulations, providing broad powers to bolster Britain’s national security.

"They're made out of meat?" The legalities of lab-grown food

Posted on 31 March 2020

Can lab-grown meat justifiably be given the same legal status as conventional meat and what regulatory implications would this have?

"Recession over," says Law Gazette survey

Posted on 01 April 2011

A recent survey of partners and senior decision-makers at legal practices nationwide has concluded that the recession has run its course for the majority of firms.

"Radical" suggestions in LETR discussion paper

Posted on 16 March 2012

The Legal Education and Training Review, launched in February 2011, has issued its first discussion paper.

"No bar to the Bar," says new website

Posted on 22 February 2011

The Bar Council has launched a new website Become-a-barrister.com which aims to promote social mobility in the profession and dispel the myth that the career is only open to those from privileged backgrounds.

"Attack dog" Chris Grayling is appointed justice minister

Posted on 20 September 2012

Conservative MP Chris Grayling has replaced Ken Clarke as the country's justice secretary, following a reshuffle by Prime Minister David Cameron on 4 September.

"Articled Apprenticeship" scheme now on offer at three North-West law firms

Posted on 22 June 2015

Hillyer McKeown, along with two other law firms, is offering a legal apprenticeship scheme to those who are seeking an alternative route to qualification as a solicitor without going to university.

Solicitors' practice areas

Each practice area has its own demands relating to knowledge, temperament, working practices and remuneration. In this section we profile individual solicitors who specialise in one of a vast array of practice areas, so you can appreciate what direction your career might take if you were to follow a similar path.

Alongside every solicitor’s profile, find the latest news and hot topics from that practice area powered by Lexology, the comprehensive source of legal updates read by lawyers globally.

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