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22 June, 2023Unleashing the Power of AI in Recruitment
Hold on tight, because the AI revolution is shaking up industries at an incredible speed, and recruitment is no exception. But here’s where it g
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20 June, 2023Incoming changes to UK Employment Law
The Department of Business & Trade has announced new significant changes to UK employment law:Limiting non-compete clauses to 3 months
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20 June, 2023Leaseholders in England & Wales to be given greater rights
Shared ownership leaseholders in the UK have been uncertain about their rights to the management of their buildings. A recent ruling by the Court of A
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29 March, 2023Law Firms offering Substantial NQ Salary Raise
With major dealmaking taking place last year with 62,000 mergers and £4.1 Trillion in acquisitions worldwide, law firms are desperate to ensure that t
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29 March, 2023The Law Society of England and Wales Launches a Diversity and Inclusion Initiative
On 28 September 2022, the Law Society of England and Wales launched a diversity and inclusion framework meant to serve as a guide for firms to develop
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15 March, 2023Anti-Strike laws – Legislative Update
Have you heard about the new “anti-strike” laws introduced by the UK government? These laws have sparked controversy among trade unions an
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30 November, 2022Brexit Update – The ‘Sunset Clause’
Following Brexit, UK lawmakers have been sifting through the current legal precedents and filtering out any vestiges of EU law from domestic statute b
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05 October, 2022Legal Sector Wage Inflation in the United Kingdom
The vaccine rollout and the easing of COVID-19 pandemic restrictions at the end of 2021 prompted increased business confidence and congruently increas
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27 June, 2022Criminal Barristers Strike Over Legal Aid Fees
What is the source of the current unrest amongst those involved in criminal defence work? The strikes come after the government’s reform of legal fees
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21 June, 2022The Gender Pay Gap – Law Firms
Gender Pay Gap – Why we must scrap Why is the gender pay gap such an eminent topic? Well, it affects everyone. It directly affects the livelihood and
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12 April, 2022Mergers & Acquisitions – Latest Trends (Legal Market)
Over the past few months, the legal industry has seen a wave of mergers and acquisitions. Large firms have been consolidating their market share and i
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12 April, 2022Preparing for Interviews at Law Firms
So, you’ve sent in your CV and been put forward as a candidate at your dream firm. The role fits your PQE, speciality, and the firm wants to bring you
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08 February, 2022Hiring Trends: The Current State of the Legal Jobs Market
As we begin to depart from lockdowns, mandates, and working from home the job market is exploding with potential. A variety of factors influenced the
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04 November, 2021Lean Methodology for Law Firms: Lessons from the Tech Industry
What I Have Found Building a fast-growing company in legal services is not easy and I have learned multiple lessons throughout the journey. Sometimes,
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17 September, 2021Why use a legal recruitment agency?
Why use a legal recruitment agency? Moving job roles or companies can be a life-changing if not a career-changing decision that must not be taken ligh
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26 July, 2021Practice Areas – Where are you most likely to be hired?
2020 was an unprecedented year for the UK and the effects of the pandemic and Brexit on the legal sector still remain unclear. Following the first UK
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07 July, 2021Regulatory Update: UK Plans to Diverge from MiFID Rules to Boost Trading
The U.K. government has disclosed plans to diverge from the European Union’s MiFID II regulations for capital markets to uplift London’s competi
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24 June, 2021LPC vs SQE v CILEx – Which is right for you?
Are you interested in the legal sector but not really sure where to start? Many graduates find themselves overwhelmed with options after university. H
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17 May, 2021Getting More Out of LinkedIn
What I Have Found Building a fast-growing company in legal services is not easy and one of the tools that I often turn to is Linkedin. I have found th
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12 March, 2021Vaccination Passports – Infraction of liberty or Gateway to Business as Usual
Vaccine passports are actively being debated around the world including in the UK and EU. Parliament is expected to debate the matter on 15 March, as
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01 March, 2021Ridesharing Workers Rights
The UK has created a precedent significant enough to have a noteworthy effect domestically and abroad. New economies are raising employment law questi
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15 February, 2021It’s Time to get Tough on China: Modern Slavery
China is a global superpower that has struck controversy on the global playing field. Many countries in “The West” have been working hard to determine
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05 February, 2021Data Protection Post-Brexit
In many ways, Brexit has become the equivalent of “Can I copy your homework mate?” “Sure mate, just change it a little so no one knows” in the sense o
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28 January, 2021Update on 6AMLD
Harmonization efforts in the EU are not too often seen but money laundering in the EU alone amounts to roughly €200 Billion and 6AMLD aims to further
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21 January, 2021Asset Tracing: Obtaining Financial Justice
“Till death do us part.” Ah yes, the classic line included in millions of wedding vows all over the world. Unfortunately, considering that the divorce
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14 December, 2020UK vs. US Legal Education: An Ocean of Difference
Like Darwin’s finches which underwent divergent evolution after flying to different islands, legal education in the UK and the US have also branched o
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Class Action Lawsuits in the EU: A Balancing Act
“Perfectly balanced, as all things should be.” – Thanos, Avengers: Infinity War Although most government bodies would not use Marvel’s Thanos as
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16 November, 20203 Ways Lawsuits Can Help Save the Environment
Politicians treat climate change like people treat exercise – they say that they’ll pay more attention to it because it will affect their lives
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09 November, 2020Tracking Data Privacy Laws
A few weeks back, I stepped foot in a Sephora store with a friend for about 30 minutes and despite having zero interest in makeup. I have been bombard
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02 November, 2020Platitudes vs. Progress: 3 Ways to Increase Diversity in the UK Legal Industry
As we all know, politicians and bureaucrats love words – they’re cheap, they sound nice, and most importantly, they don’t actually have to do an
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22 October, 2020What the 2020 US Election Means for the UK Legal Industry
As much as the Americans would like to think that they’re independent from the rest of the world (and the UK, specifically), the fact of the matter is
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13 October, 2020Unmasking the Cryptocurrency Industry
“Man is least himself when he talks in his own person. Give him a mask, and he will tell you the truth.” – Oscar Wilde For too long, the anonymi
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07 October, 2020Interpreting the Translation Industry
Would you trust a doctor without a licence to perform your brain surgery? How about an uncertified welder to repair your local bridge that you drive o
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30 September, 2020Can Virtual Sentencing Reduce Court Backlog?
The legal industry has always been a bit on the old-fashioned side. But now, it seems that Covid-19 will bring it into the 21st century kicking and sc
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20 August, 2020Spotlight on dealcloser
As a company, we are always on the look-out to help and promote the best legal innovations that we come across. Towards the beginning of our journey,
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23 July, 2020WFH Trends – The World Moves Forward
Over the course of the last several months, our lives have been turned upside down by COVID-19. Globally, people are beginning to fall into line, donn
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14 July, 2020Cybercrime: Prevention is better than cure
With the luxury that technology provides today in making business easier and more efficient, the drawbacks of this new tool usually escape from headli
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Interest Rates During COVID-19
Today, with the rumblings of ‘recession’ or ‘depression’ being thrown around globally, let us look at how different parts of the world are using inter
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05 June, 2020Anticipation is the Ultimate Advantage
“Some people freeze to death in the middle of the winter. Other people ski and snowboard. It really comes down to what you are going to do”. – T
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08 May, 2020End of UK Lockdown? What Now?
As the UK draws towards the end of it’s pandemic nationwide lockdown, there are many questions around the next plausible steps that the British govern
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29 April, 2020Online Networking – The New ‘Normal’
As a boutique consultancy. People are our business. So the sudden cessation of face-to-face physical meetings and networking events have had an impact
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22 April, 2020Strength In Diversity
Gender Equality. Feminism. Pay Gap. These are just some terms associated with the ongoing concern that gender bias is still a problem, not only here i
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11 April, 2020Easter Wishes
COVID-19 plunged the UK into lockdown on 23rd March 2020. Putting a good amount of business that we have fought tooth-and-nail for over the last year,
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03 March, 2020Coronavirus – Economic Impact
By now, we’ve all heard of the outbreak of the new coronavirus. It has expanded much farther and more quickly than experts had initially predicted. Th
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21 January, 2020Be More Gazelle!
Picture this – You wake up late. Today is the day. You have a meeting that could drastically impact the rest of your career, nay, the rest of yo
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08 January, 2020Technology. Ever-disrupting. Taking away our jobs and giving us… Freedom?
All industries are innovating. Not least, arguably the most conservative profession of them all; Law. Since the development of high-speed internet, it
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08 January, 2020MLR5 – You have 3 weeks. Good luck.
On 20 December the FCA published their amendments to the Money Laundering Regulations 2017, MLR5 with a 3 week deadline, well 2 weeks if you factor in
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