“The QC appointments panel reduced dramatically the number of civil barristers who made silk in the 2010 competition, raising concerns about whether the appointments process is fundamentally flawed.”
The Lawyer, 8th March 2010
Source: www.thelawyer.com
“The lack of social mobility in the legal sector has reached critical levels, according to a report published today, with aspiring lawyers from less privileged backgrounds struggling to work in key areas of law.”
The Guardian, 1st March 2010
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“Lawyers are among the most likely workers to do ‘extreme’ unpaid overtime, figures have revealed.”
Law Society’s Gazette, 26th February 2010
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
“The Master of the Rolls Lord Neuberger has called for the regulatory ‘maze’ introduced by the Legal Services Act (LSA) to be simplified by the Legal Services Board (LSB).”
The Lawyer, 23rd February 2010
Source: www.thelawyer.com
“The pressure of motherhood is the reason that 20 per cent of all female departees decide to leave some of the UK’s top 50 firms.”
The Lawyer, 8th February 2010
Source: www.thelawyer.com
“A cellarman at one of Britain’s most prestigious barristers’ inns claimed he was sacked for trying to prevent his colleagues from stealing bottles of wine, a tribunal heard.”
Daily Telegraph, 20th January 2010
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“A legal adviser tricked two estranged couples into believing they had been divorced in order to pocket their fees.”
Daily Telegraph, 13th January 2010
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
More than two-thirds of consumers have ‘little or no knowledge’ of what lawyers do, research published last week has revealed.
Law Society’s Gazette, 7th January 2010
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
“Solicitors and barristers have reacted with anger to last-minute ‘cost-cutting’ proposals on pay for the most serious criminal cases, which they say ‘drive a coach and horses through two years of patient and careful negotiation’.”
Law Society’s Gazette. 10th December 2009
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
“Lawyers received tens of millions of pounds more than they were entitled to in legal aid payments last year, the government auditor has said.”
BBC News, 29th October 2009
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“Lord Woolf has blamed lawyers, the judiciary and government for blunting the impact of his 10-year-old reforms to the Civil Procedure Rules (CPR).”
Law Society’s Gazette, 22nd October 2009
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
“Nobody should need reminding that law is a highly competitive profession and that demand for training contracts or pupillage – the on-the-job training solicitors and barristers undergo – far exceeds supply.”
The Independent, 14th October 2009
Source: www.independent.co.uk
“Social networking sites like Facebook and Twitter will shape the way that lawyers work in the future, Professor Richard Susskind predicts. He says that the legal industry will be transformed over the coming years by the need to embrace ways of improving efficiency such as new technology and outsourcing. He predicts that while the new legal landscape will reduce some of the conventional areas of legal work it will open up a range of new, exciting roles for young lawyers entering the profession.”
Charon QC, 21st September 2009
Source: www.charonqc.wordpress.com
“Charon QC” is the blogging pseudonym of Mike Semple Piggot, editor of insitelaw newswire.
“When the Cabinet Office issued its call for evidence for an investigation into social mobility and the professions, it was very clear on one point: it did not want any backchat on the impact of an unequal society on social mobility.”
Law Society’s Gazette, 20th August 2009
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
“The Law Society is set to launch a campaign warning students to think twice about embarking on a career in law.”
The Lawyer, 28th July 2009
Source: www.thelawyer.com
“A government-commissioned report that lays bare the privileged background of most lawyers shows that class distinction still dominates the sector.”
Law Society’s Gazette, 23rd July 2009
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
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