Work life matters: Career paths

It’s all too easy to fall into the trap of making an assumption that every lawyer is following the well-trodden path to Partnership – via many years of PQE and a fair degree of hard work, long hours and high performance (and luck). This trap presents itself at the outset of a legal career. The […]

Law Society comment: LSB approves SRA rule changes on SIF

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The Legal Services Board (LSB) has published their decision on the Solicitors Regulation Authority’s (SRA) rule change application to bring the Solicitors Indemnity Fund (SIF) under the regulator’s direct managerial control. Law Society of England and Wales President Lubna Shuja said: We are pleased that the changes have been approved. This comes after significant campaigning […]

Barbara Mills KC elected as Bar Council Vice Chair

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The Bar Council has confirmed Barbara Mills KC has been elected as its Vice Chair for 2024. In doing so, Mills becomes the first specialist family practitioner in 35 years to take up the role and the first Black person and first person of colour to assume the office. Barbara was called to the Bar […]