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Search Acumen – Commercial – Which report for which scenario? Date: Wednesday 29th March Time: 11am Where: Online About this event This session is designed to help you choose the correct commercial search for your transaction. In collaboration with Groundsure, we will start by looking at the key risks associated with commercial transactions. We will […]

International Women’s Day a chance to embrace equity, says Law Society

The profession must use International Women’s Day as a springboard to achieve true equity, overcome barriers and progress women solicitors to senior levels, says The Law Society. The Law Society’s Annual Statistics 2021 found that 60% of new admissions are women and 53% of practising solicitors are women. Law Society of England and Wales President […]

New ethical standards put at heart of CLC strategy

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A revised set of ethical principles is at the heart of the Council for Licensed Conveyancers (CLC) new strategy, the regulator has confirmed. The strategic plan, for 2023-25, also outlines ambitions to grow the regulated community, including offering an alternative home to solicitors and chartered legal executives specialising in conveyancing and probate. It also says […]

House prices rise as market begins to stabilise

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New data from Halifax has revealed UK house prices climbed by 1.1% over February as the market began to stabilise following a period of successive drops in price growth. The average price of a property sat at £285,476 during the second month of 2023, up from £282,360 in January. The annual percentage change in prices […]

International Women’s Day: Female lawyers ‘positive about future’

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Over eight out of 10 female lawyers claim that they feel positive about their future in the legal profession, new research coinciding with International Women’s Day has found. Realm Recruit surveyed a cross-section of 65 lawyers from its extensive network on topics relating to gender equality within the law. It found that 88% of lawyers […]

LawCare launches new course to help lawyers work together

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Legal mental health and wellbeing charity LawCare, academics at the University of Sheffield, and The Open University have launched a free online course for legal professionals about Working with others. The new Working with others course is the second part of the Fit for Law series – an ongoing programme to promote psychologically and emotionally […]