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Merger and acquisition activity in the UK legal sector has fallen to its lowest level in a decade.
Promises to publish a review of the impact of legal aid cuts by Justice Secretary David Lidington have done little to raise the spirits of practitioners following the government’s latest fees decision, which slashed the amount of evidence that lawyers are paid to consider in legal aid cases.
Members of the legal profession celebrated International Women’s Day yesterday, highlighting the achievements of women on social media. This year’s theme, #BreakTheBias, is about living in “a world free of bias, stereotypes, and discrimination.”
The body representing junior lawyers has called for greater scrutiny of decisions made by the legal profession’s ‘super regulator’ after the Solicitors Qualifying Exam was approved amid widespread criticism.
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The London managing partner of Jenner & Block LLP, Christine Braamskamp, has updated the law firm’s parental leave policy to promote equal opportunities for both women and men.
The Bar Council, Chartered Institute of Legal Executives and the Law Society have issued guidelines to lawyers on how best to cope with the increasing number of people who represent themselves in court.
The Chartered Institute of Legal Executives recently held its annual graduation ceremony, with new CILEx members celebrating their new status as qualified lawyers.
The Junior Lawyers Division of the Law Society is running elections for positions on both the executive committee and the national committee.
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Rachel Reeves has delivered the spring statement and Google has faced a racial bias lawsuit. Meanwhile, Trump announced new tariffs and major broadcasting networks faced the consequences of breaching UK competition law.
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A specialist group of technology experts has been formed at international law firm Herbert Smith Freehills in order to tackle the growing changes that technology is bringing to the legal profession.
Jones Day’s newly qualified (NQ) lawyers in London are set to receive a 27% pay rise, which will see their annual salaries reach £140,000.
Leading diversity and inclusion organisation Aspiring Solicitors has launched a charity to provide financial relief to aspiring lawyers in England and Wales.
City firms should focus on retaining and developing BAME lawyers to ensure their workforces are diverse and multicultural, in addition to improving recruitment, the diversity network NOTICED has said.
The pay war between law firms continues this month, with newly qualified lawyer salaries at Ropes & Gray increasing to £147,000, plus bonuses.
The Law Society lead legal sector representatives in Saturday’s Pride parade in London. Marching under the banner “All are equal under the law”, those who took part were keen to spread the message of the legal profession’s support for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) diversity.
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