Author: Nick Hilborne

This post was originally published on this siteThe value of the medico-legal market grew by 4% in 2024, double the growth rate of the previous year, amid consolidation in the sector, according to research. The post Medico-legal market consolidating and growing “more strongly” appeared first on Legal Futures.

This post was originally published on this siteBarrister apprenticeships are set to become a reality after their approval by the Bar Standards Board and Institute for Apprenticeships and Technical Education. The post Barrister apprenticeships to go live next year appeared first on Legal Futures.

This post was originally published on this siteAn online service specialising in uncontested divorces has become an alternative business structure regulated by the Solicitors Regulation Authority. The post Online divorce service enters regulation with ABS licence appeared first on Legal Futures.

This post was originally published on this siteMembers of the public are more aware than ever about class actions and more positive about their outcomes, research has found. The post Public “increasingly positive about class actions” appeared first on Legal Futures.

This post was originally published on this siteThe Lady Chief Justice yesterday complained to MPs about the government’s decisions to reduce the digitisation of civil justice and limit sitting days in the criminal courts. The post Carr hits out over civil digitisation and criminal court sitting days appeared first on Legal Futures.

This post was originally published on this siteLaw firms need to redesign their social media strategies to embrace influencers who “massively outperform” their firms on LinkedIn. The post LinkedIn superinfluencers “massively outperform” their law firms appeared first on Legal Futures.

This post was originally published on this siteFee-share law firms are still growing “at pace”, with two recruiting more lawyers in the first half of this year than any traditional practice, according to new research. The post Fee-share law firms growing faster than traditional practices appeared first on Legal Futures.

This post was originally published on this siteHaving a professional identity as a young lawyer that does not align with the values of your law firm could turn “wellbeing issues into serious health problems”, a leading legal academic has warned. The post Ethical clashes can cause young lawyers health problems appeared first on Legal Futures.

This post was originally published on this siteBarristers are wrongly stating that their work is covered by the money laundering regulations in their annual declarations to the Bar Standards Board, it has emerged. The post Barristers “wrongly think they work within AML regulations” appeared first on Legal Futures.

This post was originally published on this siteLegal aid solicitors feel they have been “neglected the most and taken advantage of” in the years following the LASPO cuts, according to an academic study. The post “Vulnerable” legal aid solicitors feel “taken advantage of” appeared first on Legal Futures.