Last night (29th October) saw the release of the BSN 2014 Diversity League Table report. The launch event was attended by over 140 people and hosted by Norton Rose Fulbright at their London offices. The Law Society is the lead sponsor of the Diversity League Table initiative and this year it was also supported by…
After some intense discussions and debates earlier this week, the judges finally arrived at their decisions. The finalists of the 2014 UK Diversity Legal Awards are: Company or Team Awards: Recruitment/Attracting Talent: Hogan Lovells LLP Linklaters LLP Reed Smith LLP Retention/Talent Management: Cleary Gottlieb Linklaters LLP Matrix Chambers Individual Awards: Diversity Champion: Funke Abimbola (Managing…
Number of vacancies: One Location: London Salary: £123,213 Closing date: noon on 4 November 2014 Candidates MUST have a high level of expertise in the field of land registration law and practice. The Chamber The Property Chamber is concerned with almost two hundred separate jurisdictions dealing with property rights and landlord and tenant relationships. Most…
The most extraordinary and dedicated members of our legal profession have been recognised at the 2014 Law Society Excellence Awards. BBC journalist Mishal Husain hosted last night’s ceremony at the Park Plaza Hotel, Westminster Bridge, which set the scene for the most prestigious awards in the legal calendar, with over 600 people in attendance. The…
Number of vacancies: One Salary: £104,990 Location: Across the north of England* Closing date: noon 21 October 2014 *Salaried judges in the mental health jurisdiction do not have a single principal sitting venue. However, the candidate must be willing and able to sit across the north of England, particularly in the counties of West Yorkshire,…
Criminal legal aid: duty contracts consultation Support pack for member responses The Law Society has put together a support pack to help members respond to the Ministry of Justice consultation on the Otterburn and KPMG reports. The consultation closes on 15 October. View our support pack Law Society calls on MPs to investigate consultation The…
The Crime and Courts Act 2013 provided for the JAC to determine the process for the selection of suitable people for membership of a pool from which authorisations to sit as deputies of the High Court will be made. Section 9(1) requests for authorisation are not appointments in the usual sense but do represent an…
