Legal

In-house legal jobs can be extremely satisfying and fulfilling – and for some women, a much more tempting prospect than being a full-time mum.
This is according to a new report published by Vivia Chen for Legal Week, which suggested that while some in legal jobs may face a…

A consultation on conditional fee agreements is likely to interest those in legal practice jobs.
Conditional free agreements (CFAs) are to be the central focus of an upcoming government consultation.
Those in legal practice jobs are likely to be interested in the outcome, given that such arrangements often help…

Those in legal jobs may find the possibilities for flexible working increase in the coming year.
More should be done to encourage flexible working – and this is a system those in legal jobs could really benefit from, if the comments from one expert are anything to go by.…

Rudeness in the workplace, including towards those with legal jobs, causes employees to make
mistakes.
That is according to Rhona Flin, a professor at Aberdeen
University, who suggests that rudeness in the office can have a
negative impact on all those present, not just the individuals at
which the…

The issue of child care law is hitting the headlines again. Unqualified paralegal staff are being used to present cases on behalf of local authorities in lieu of qualified solicitors with the requisite experience. The public sector is being squeezed as it is being called on to make cuts in…

Deadlines for firms to apply for LSC grants caused a significant uplift in demand throughout April. With the next deadline being in early November this year we’re anticipating a further surge in demand for criminal lawyers during August and September.
Having been hit particularly hard during the recession, structured finance…

When you consider recruitment costs, management time, training, termination costs and lost productivity, recruiting the wrong person can prove costly. Estimates on the cost of recruitment errors vary significantly from 2x to 5x starting salary – even for the most junior roles in the legal profession this could cost organisations…

Recent research on the future of private practice highlights the challenges facing associates in their bid to plan a long and fruitful career in the law. Conducted by Legal Week Intelligence on behalf of Badenoch & Clark, the results of the Future Lawyers research indicate that only just over a…

Recent research on the future of the law in the UK highlights some worrying trends that could have potentially dramatic impacts on the profession. Despite the fact that the first licences for alternative business structures will be issued in October 2011 many lawyers seem to be underestimating the scale of…

Despite landing top legal practice jobs, many professionals in the law sector still fail to read the terms of their contracts properly, new research suggests.
A study carried out by Which? Legal Services found that around one in four UK workers only skim-read their professional contacts, with six per cent…