Eating healthily can be difficult for busy lawyers, particularly those who have to wine and dine clients regularly. The Brief presents some tips that involve more than salad.
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LexisNexis Bellwether report 2023
Social media is an indispensable element of many lawyers’ professional as well as personal, lives. The Brief spoke to three senior lawyers to find out how they approach it, and how their practices have benefited as a result.
Which regions offer the best quality of life for lawyers? We trawled BCL's annual salary survey and examined average house prices in affluent neighbourhoods to discover which locations offer the best (and worst) affordability.
In the legal sector it can be difficult for firms to build genuinely distinctive identities. However, over the past decade or two firms have seriously begun addressing this, making considerable investments to develop what they hope will be distinctive firm-wide brands and coherent workplace cultures.
Mark Levine, Managing Director, discusses the In-house market in 2022 and market predictions for 2023...
Joanna Marklove, Director, discusses the Insurance & Residential Conveyancing private practice market in 2022 and market predictions for 2023...
Sarah Bailey, Senior Associate & Ric Coward, Associate, discuss the London private practice market in 2022 and market predictions for 2023...
Kelly-Anne Willis, Senior Associate, discusses the South West private practice market in 2022 and market predictions for 2023...
Clare Rumble, Associate, discusses the East Midlands & East Anglia private practice market in 2022 and market predictions for 2023...
Angharad Warren, Director, discusses the West Midlands private practice market in 2022 and market predictions for 2023...
Sean Cully, Senior Associate, discusses the Belfast private practice market in 2022 and market predictions for 2023...
LexisNexis Bellwether report 2023
Social media is an indispensable element of many lawyers’ professional as well as personal, lives. The Brief spoke to three senior lawyers to find out how they approach it, and how their practices have benefited as a result.
Which regions offer the best quality of life for lawyers? We trawled BCL's annual salary survey and examined average house prices in affluent neighbourhoods to discover which locations offer the best (and worst) affordability.
In the legal sector it can be difficult for firms to build genuinely distinctive identities. However, over the past decade or two firms have seriously begun addressing this, making considerable investments to develop what they hope will be distinctive firm-wide brands and coherent workplace cultures.
Mark Levine, Managing Director, discusses the In-house market in 2022 and market predictions for 2023...
Joanna Marklove, Director, discusses the Insurance & Residential Conveyancing private practice market in 2022 and market predictions for 2023...
Sarah Bailey, Senior Associate & Ric Coward, Associate, discuss the London private practice market in 2022 and market predictions for 2023...
Kelly-Anne Willis, Senior Associate, discusses the South West private practice market in 2022 and market predictions for 2023...
Clare Rumble, Associate, discusses the East Midlands & East Anglia private practice market in 2022 and market predictions for 2023...
Angharad Warren, Director, discusses the West Midlands private practice market in 2022 and market predictions for 2023...
Sean Cully, Senior Associate, discusses the Belfast private practice market in 2022 and market predictions for 2023...
Sean Cully, Senior Associate, discusses the Dublin private practice market in 2022 and market predictions for 2023...
Alex Carpenter, Associate Director, discusses the Scotland private practice market in 2022 and market predictions for 2023...
Juliet Lawson, Director, discusses the North of England private practice market in 2022 and market predictions for 2023.....
Evelyn Partners in conjunction with The Lawyer publish their Annual Law Firm Survey...
The FIRE movement: is retiring early all it's cracked up to be? Insights from Compare Wealth Managers...
Technology played an indispensable role in the delivery of legal services during the pandemic. The Brief asks how law firms might capitalise on IT investments as they move on from Covid-19.
Evelyn Partners Top 50 Law Firms
Inheritance tax and estate planning explained by Compare Wealth Managers
Whether it be from disgruntled clients or extremists emboldened by intemperate politicians, lawyers in a number of practice areas can find themselves subjected to intimidatory behaviour. The Brief takes a look at the issue.
LexisNexis recently published its annual Bellwether survey UK SME law firms. The Brief has taken a look at its findings relating to legal talent, and discussed them with law firm leaders.
The pandemic thrust issues of employee mental health and wellbeing into the spotlight. The Brief has spoken to a selection of law firms to find out how they have responded.
The Brief interviews BCL Legal Associate Director, Charlotte Newton, as she reflects on her career in recruitment and her journey to Associate Director with BCL
BCL Legal's Alex Carpenter discusses the growth of our Scotland recruitment team and the growth within the Scottish legal market...
BCL Legal, in support of The Access To Justice Foundation: How your firm can give access to justice to those most in need
Building a positive profile in the media can be of benefit to lawyers’ businesses and their careers. Stuart Anderson, director of Alpha Public Relations, sets out a number of tips to help legal professionals engage with journalists effectively.
Workplace culture can be a powerful glue that holds teams together. It can also be fragile, and it needs to be nurtured. The Brief finds out how law firms can maintain their values and ensure consistency across their teams.
After more than a year of predominantly working from home, teams are now beginning to return to office premises in greater numbers. How are legal firms managing this transition and what might the “new normal” look like in the long term? The Brief finds out.
The Brief finds out, and hears about the impact of government policy on the financial wellbeing of criminal defence specialists.
Health focus: The Brief asks how lawyers have managed to keep in shape and finds out about the importance of good nutrition as we return to more normal ways of working.
A recent report painted a mixed picture of the sector’s performance during 2020. What do its findings mean for the profession, and how do they compare to the experience of individual firms?
Career progression: What does it take to rise to the top in the legal profession?
Productivity: How are lawyers really getting on with remote working?
The Brief in collaboration with Stribe - We want to know: How do you feel your firm understands its employees’ needs and priorities?
Zooming in: maintaining workplace values through the pandemic
Salaries for newly qualified solicitors up by 4% in 2019
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Emma Lilley is head of legal, UK and Ireland, at the Payroll, HR and workforce management solutions provider SD Worx, and one of a growing band of “lawfluencers”, with a loyal following in Instagram. She talks to the Brief about her career to-date and why she always found in-house more appealing than private practice.
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