Month: December 2020

This post was originally published on this siteMy route to becoming a lawyer may be different from many of the people I’ve worked with but, when surrounded by CILEx lawyers, it’s fairly typical: a ‘once upon a time’ secretary who found a mentor who encouraged and lifted my aspirations.  My route in was initially College […]

This post was originally published on this siteThe Solicitors Regulation Authority has failed in its bid to sell two properties to recoup £354,000 of the costs of intervening in a solicitor’s practice. The post SRA fails in bid to sell solicitor’s properties to recoup intervention costs appeared first on Legal Futures.

This post was originally published on this siteThe Solicitors Regulation Authority will not appeal the High Court decision in the Ryan Beckwith case, stressing that the ruling was confined to its facts. The post SRA decides against appealing Beckwith ruling appeared first on Legal Futures.

This post was originally published on this siteA not-for-profit ‘pupillage academy’ that would support chambers across England and Wales to offer more pupillages has been proposed by national chambers Clerksroom. The post Chambers seeks to rally support for Bar-wide pupillage academy appeared first on Legal Futures.

This post was originally published on this siteA not-for-profit ‘pupillage academy’ that would support chambers across England and Wales to offer more pupillages has been proposed by national chambers Clerksroom. The post Chambers seeks to rally support for Bar-wide pupillage academcy appeared first on Legal Futures.

This post was originally published on this siteThe head of the first ‘teaching law firm’, Nottingham Law School’s Legal Advice Centre, has said it is “busier than ever” helping clients, many of whose problems are related to the pandemic. The post Teaching law firm “busier than ever” with pandemic caseload appeared first on Legal Futures.

This post was originally published on this siteThe Law Society of Scotland has criticised the Solicitors Regulation Authority’s call for the government not to exempt small law firms from paying the proposed economic crime levy. The post Scottish solicitors criticise SRA for money laundering levy stance appeared first on Legal Futures.