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Law Society: Lawyers could face physical attacks following Home Secretary speech

Priti Patel lashed out at ‘lefty lawyers’ and ‘do-gooders’ during conference address

Oct 6 2020 10:46am
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Use government cash to fund training contracts, says Law Society

Chancery Lane lays out coronavirus recovery plan

Jun 30 2020 10:23am
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Female solicitors three times more likely to face workplace discrimination

New Law Society survey also shines spotlight on stress

Apr 16 2020 11:43am
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Law Society boosts recommended minimum pay for trainee solicitors by 1.9%

£22,541 in London and £19,992 elsewhere

Feb 28 2020 9:03am
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Nearly a third of trainee solicitors paid below Law Society recommended minimum

Rookies in regions hit hardest

Feb 10 2020 11:07am
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Lawtech could cull 35,000 legal roles by 2027, Law Society predicts

Secretaries hardest hit — but lawyer numbers likely to rise

Dec 10 2019 10:29am
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Junior lawyer numbers set to rocket following SQE roll-out, predicts Google-backed legal business chief

Super-exam also tipped as pro-diversity by legal entrepreneur

Jul 17 2019 11:09am
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Legal profession launches gender equality pledge

Signatories commit to supporting women into top lawyer roles

Jun 20 2019 11:00am
MPs demand clampdown on lawyers who help bosses cover up sexual harassment

Regulators like the Law Society not doing enough on dodgy non-disclosure agreements, report says

Jun 11 2019 8:38am
‘Uncritical reliance’ on AI in criminal justice could lead to ‘wrong decisions’, says Law Society

Warning contained in new commission report

Jun 5 2019 11:27am
Ex-SRA exec slams ‘irrelevant’ Law Society

Organisation representing solicitors is doing a terrible job of it, former policy guru Crispin Passmore says

Apr 30 2019 8:51am
Men need to ‘step up and take responsibility’ for tackling profession’s gender imbalance problem

‘They are a key part of the solution’, says Law Society president

Apr 17 2019 10:46am

Law Society ups recommended trainee minimum salary by 2.6%

£22,121 in London and £19,619 elsewhere

Feb 4 2019 10:31am
Law Society warns justice system at ‘breaking point’ as it releases animated film following defendant’s ‘nightmare journey’ through courts

‘Poor Peter’ is accused of a crime he didn’t commit

Jan 30 2019 10:36am
Young Legal Aid Lawyers: SRA must reintroduce mandatory minimum trainee pay

Enforceable salary requirements ditched by SRA in 2014

Jan 23 2019 8:57am
All firms should publish gender pay gap data, says Law Society

Current rules only require outfits with at least 250 employees to report figures

Nov 6 2018 10:16am
Law Society launches super-exam guide

But there are still plenty of unknowns

Nov 1 2018 10:07am
More than half of all new trainees are based in London

But training contract numbers remain static since last year

Jun 19 2018 8:58am

Regulate the robots? Law Society’s incoming president launches review

As Society appoints ‘new’ CEO following dramatic resignation of predecessor

Jun 14 2018 1:19pm
Law Society recommends 3% boost to minimum trainee salary

£21,561 in London and £19,122 elsewhere — but figures only guidance and not enforceable

Mar 20 2018 10:18am
Over a third of trainee solicitors are being paid LESS than Law Society minimum wage

Law Society tells Legal Cheek salary recommendation is under review

Jan 18 2018 12:12pm