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Supercharge your career: four lessons you never learnt at law school

When you’ve spent six years studying to become a solicitor, you’d expect to be well prepared for a career in law. Three legal entrepreneurs reveal...

To be a successful solicitor, you need more than excellent legal knowledge. You must also develop the soft skills you need in your day-to-day work.

SDLT refunds: companies still encouraging buyers to make unfounded claims

Warren Gordon and Morris Graham look at areas where stamp duty land tax (SDLT) repayment agents are pushing boundaries and encouraging spurious claims, including chattels...

Westminster update: Conservative leadership race

Your weekly update on all the latest developments and debates in Parliament and across Whitehall. This week: the Conservative leadership race, the Employment Rights Bill,...

Understanding the TA6 form and digital developments in residential conveyancing

As part of the consultation around the TA6 form (5th edition, 2024), we’ve recorded two webinars on areas where members have asked questions or expressed...

Outdated law strips vulnerable patients of dignity in treatment

As the world marks World Mental Health Day, the Law Society of England and Wales urges the UK government to modernise the Mental Health Act...

Legal Hero Pauline Campbell talks doubts, determination and diversity

As a solicitor on a mission for social justice, Pauline Campbell was announced as a 2024 Legal Hero.

Criminal legal aid: rushed tender process risks deepening crisis

Key decisions on the future of criminal legal aid must be taken before expecting firms to bid for new 10-year contracts with the Legal Aid...

Five GCSEs and crippling anxiety: how Josh Ackroyd became a senior Crown prosecutor

When Josh left school at 16, he never imagined he would become a solicitor. Find out how he overcame anxiety and qualified with the help...

Unseen burdens: managing vicarious trauma in legal practice

Solicitors working with trauma victims often face vicarious trauma. Three legal professionals share their experiences and practical steps for managing vicarious trauma.

Drop in civil legal aid providers after new contracts have been awarded

The Legal Aid Agency has announced that 1,236 firms have been awarded civil legal aid contracts, a significant drop, reinforcing long-standing concerns about the exodus...

New government fails to show it’s serious about criminal justice

We’ve been left dismayed by the new government’s failure to show that it is serious about tackling the crisis in our criminal justice system.

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