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By DebbieH 25 Mar 2019 0 min read

Day in the life of an Employment Solicitor

Today we re joined by Marie Walsh who is a specialist employment solicitor currently working at her own practice based in central Leeds called Consilia Legal The practice specialises exclusively in Em...

By DebbieH 18 Mar 2019 0 min read

Day in the life of a Managing Partner

Liz Ward is the Managing Partner of specialist law firm Virtuoso Legal She has joined us to talk about her career and how it all came together for success She also has some great advice for younger as...

By DebbieH 13 Mar 2019 0 min read

Are UK law firms prepared for Brexit?

As the UK prepares to leave the EU a Bellwether research paper published by LexisNexis UK reveals there is overwhelming inaction on the part of independent law firms to prepare for Brexit According to...

By DebbieH 11 Feb 2019 7 min read

You are invited to Legalex 2019

On the th th March thousands of dedicated legal professionals will flood to the ExCeL London for LegalEx Legalex is Europe s most comprehensive and all-encompassing trade show for legal professionals...

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By DebbieH 21 Jan 2019 0 min read

Pinsent Masons ranked Stonewall’s most LGBT-inclusive employer 2019

Pinsent Masons an international law firm has been named the most inclusive employer in the UK by lesbian gay bi and trans equality charity Stonewall in its Top Employers list for The firm has been com...

By DebbieH 15 Jan 2019 0 min read

Deloitte hires senior magic circle partner, signalling legal intent

Deloitte the Big Four professional services firm has hired a former magic circle partner to lead its assault on the legal services market As reported by Law Gazette the firm announced yesterday the ap...

By DebbieH 10 Jan 2019 0 min read

Simply Law Jobs shortlisted for 2019 Onrec Award

Simply Law Jobs part of Simply Jobs Boards has been shortlisted for The Niche Job Board Award for the Onrec awards The leading legal job site was named a finalist for the award alongside four other ni...

By DebbieH 07 Jan 2019 0 min read

Director of one of Britain’s biggest legal aid law firms is ordered to repay £22 MILLION made from ‘thousands of FAKE claims’

The director of one of Britain s biggest legal aid law firms has been ordered to pay back million made from thousands of fake claims According to the Daily Mail John Blavo s firm Blavo Co Solicitors w...

By DebbieH 18 Dec 2018 0 min read

Law society branded ‘Racist’ disbanded by University of Exeter

The University of Exeter has disbanded a law society following a major review into racism According to the BBC screenshots of racist messages in an Exeter students Whatsapp group sparked outrage when...

By DebbieH 10 Dec 2018 0 min read

Police probe in to lawyer after client claims he handed over £80k savings for bogus court action

A rogue lawyer banned from every Scottish court has been reported to police regarding claims he conned a client out of of his life savings According to The Daily Record Adam McNeil accused bankrupt so...

By DebbieH 26 Nov 2018 0 min read

Lord Sumption tells barristers they’ve been getting it wrong on legal aid

The Supreme Court judge famous for having a brain the size of a planet has told the bar that it needs to change the way it looks at legal in desperate times of squeezed public sector expenditure Speak...