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Amanda Hamilton, Patron, National Association of Licensed Paralegals (NALP)

By Amanda Hamilton 16 Feb 2023 8 min read

What is the difference between the services of a paralegal, a solicitor and a barrister?

If you are thinking about a legal career you have choices It s a good idea to review the different roles and which route you might take There are two traditional legal professionals in England Wales a...

By Heather Davis 28 Jul 2022 5 min read

What is Expected of Trainee Solicitors?

What do trainee solicitors do What are their main responsibilities These are typical questions the applicants for solicitor training contract have in mind Depending on your practice group the kind of...

By RoxanneB 19 Jul 2022 6 min read

How to bag yourself work when you are a Paralegal

If you are wondering what to do next because you have been made redundant during the corona virus crisis or perhaps the time off has made you rethink your career path then how about a career in law Wo...

By RoxanneB 18 Jul 2022 5 min read

Making the case for Regulated Qualifications and Regulation for Paralegals

One of the most difficult issues to reconcile in the legal services sector is the extensive statutory regulation for solicitors barristers and chartered legal executives Each of these professions has...

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By RoxanneB 18 Jul 2022 6 min read

The need to strive for an Inclusive Legal Services Sector rather than being divisive and incohesive

So many changes have affected the legal services sector over the last years that if my parents were alive both of whom were lawyers they would not recognise any of it Discussions may have been going o...

By RoxanneB 18 Jul 2022 7 min read

What Paralegals cannot and must not do when offering their services to consumers

With the opening up of legal services to consumers giving them the opportunity to attain access to justice at a reasonable cost more and more paralegals are gaining Licences to Practise and opening up...

By RoxanneB 30 Nov 2021 6 min read

5 misconceptions about being a paralegal

The term paralegal originated in the USA Since then it s been widely adopted in many countries including the UK It s also widely misunderstood by the general public and crucially by people considering...

By RoxanneB 26 Oct 2021 6 min read

What does legal tech mean for the legal profession?

In this article our partners ILSPA The Institute of Legal Secretaries and PA s will consider some of the latest IT innovations affecting the profession Law firms and government departments have been u...

By RoxanneB 24 Aug 2021 7 min read

Can a lawyer specialise in more than one area of law?

Most lawyers especially those who have been practicing law for some time tend to be naturally drawn to one particular type of law over another And for many such a preference has been determined early...

By RoxanneB 07 Jul 2021 0 min read

Professor of law shares hopes for the future of the legal industry

Russell Sandberg is a Professor of Law at Cardiff University we recently caught up with Russell who shared with us his hopes for the future of the legal industry and the highlights and challenges he s...

By RoxanneB 23 Jun 2021 6 min read

M&S v Aldi: The battle of the caterpillar cake

Our partners The Student Lawyer cover the legal side of the viral dispute between M S and ALDI over the infamous caterpillar cake by author Afeefa Salehmohamed Marks Spencer M S announced the launchin...

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