Legal sector
10 key questions facing the legal sector
‘There are significant diversity and inclusion issues, which are still not taken seriously.’ Ivor Adair discusses the challenges faced by the legal sector in the pandemic-shaped world.
Top UK employers for social mobility revealed
The Top 75 UK employers for social mobility in 2020 have been revealed, with PwC retaining the top spot.
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Employment tribunals have ‘almost ground to a halt’
Discrimination cases are having to wait 14 months before receiving a court hearing, research by a prominent employment law firm reveals.
Recruitment agencies sign up to ethnic equality commitment
Recruitment agencies providing candidates for law firms are being encouraged to sign up on a new diversity and inclusion pledge.
Covid-19 whistleblowers ignored and dismissed by employers
Nearly half of employees with coronavirus concerns have had their queries ignored.
Taking the lead: dog walker job at law firm commands £30,000
A law firm specialising in tax litigation is looking for a ‘private assistant and dog walker’ for an annual £30,000 salary.
Senior partner criticises high pay for new lawyers
Senior partner at Pinsent Masons Richard Foley says six-figure salaries for newly qualified lawyers are unsustainable.
Senior solicitor groped his secretary and told racist jokes
A solicitor who ran through the offices of his employer with a pretend Ku Klux Klan hood has been found guilty of sexual harassment and racist behaviour.
How can we reinvigorate employee networks?
Managed well, an employee network can bring a raft of benefits to its members and the organisation in which it...
The impact of Covid-19 on senior executives’ contracts
Senior executives' relationship with new employers is changing as they look to safeguard their positions against a background of instability.
Law firms pay back furlough cash
A number of UK law firms have handed back government furlough money having experienced better than expected business in the...
Personnel Today Awards 2020: Employment Law Firm of the Year shortlist
This tightly contested award recognises innovation, performance and client service employment law teams’ work for their HR clients.
Services sector ‘overlooked’ in Brexit trade talks
The needs of the UK’s £225bn professional services sector are being overlooked in the UK-EU trade talks according a sub-committee...
Compulsory retirement of partners in the Covid era
Compulsory retirement may be on the agenda as Covid exposes weaknesses in the boardroom. Ivor Adair looks at the risks for firms with a partnership structure.
Freshfields is first magic-circle law firm to be led by a woman
Georgia Dawson has been elected as the senior partner of London-based Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer.
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