Blogs

With online video interviews the new normal, Eleanor Shaw reflects on how the legal sector can be more accessible for deaf and disabled job applicants.

The London Legal Support Trust share details of this year’s London Legal Walk on 18 October, why it’s vitally important for maintaining access to justice, and how to get involved.

Hilary Homer’s firm recently transformed its website. Here she shares her top 10 tips on how you should approach your own firm’s website redesign.

The civil legal aid system is close to breaking point. Firms are closing and legal aid deserts are growing across the country. I. Stephanie Boyce discusses why we’re launching a campaign to raise awareness and call on the government to take urgent action.

Your weekly update from our public affairs team on all the latest developments and debates in Parliament and across Whitehall.

Juliet Oliver and Polly Sweeney discuss the risks involved when returning to face-to-face working with clients and offer practical guidance on how to keep your people safe.

This week: the Lords adopt our Environment Bill recommendations and debate raising the judicial retirement age, while government is questioned on return of asylum seekers.

Being dis-instructed by a client is never easy. Rita Gupta, co-director and founder of Leiper Gupta Family Lawyers, explains the top five reasons why this happens and what to do next.

Rebecca Atkinson suggests some practical steps you can take to approach your firm’s anti-money laundering risk assessment.

Amanda Croxon explains why you need to embrace online reviews as a way of enhancing your reputation, how you should handle responding to negative feedback, and what to do with fake reviews.