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Sian Darlington, business crime and investigations partner at gunnercooke, explores the lessons about professional conduct that lawyers can draw from the recent Inquiry into the Post Office scandal.
Jim Moser
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Manuel Sanchez
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The anti-money laundering and know your customer compliance burden has increased significantly in recent years. Manuel Sanchez, information security and compliance specialist at legal technology provider iManage has a range of tips to help firms and individual lawyers manage their obligations.
Rachel Coulthard
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The London firm Lawrence Stephens has established an initiative to encourage stronger female representation in the field of real estate finance. Senior associate Rachel Coulthard explains its scope and ambitions.
Yulia Barnes
Founder and managing partner
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The role of lawyers is changing, according to the founder of Mayfair-based commercial firm Barnes Law, who explains the importance of understanding business needs for today’s practitioners to deliver impactful results.
Fudia Smartt
Employment law partner
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AI is finding its way into many aspects of employment and HR practices. Fudia Smartt, employment partner at Spencer West, explores the potential legal pitfalls.
Simon Farthing
Commercial director
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There’s no reason why customer experience can’t improve in conveyancing, according to Lexis Nexis Enterprise Solutions’ commercial director, Simon Farthing.
Darryl Cooke
Co-founder and executive chairman
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Gunnercooke founder Darryl Cooke explains why he established a bookshop to combat loneliness
Dylan Brown
Content and thought leadership lead
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The end of the billable hour: what does it mean for law firms? - From Dylan Brown, content and thought leadership lead at LexisNexis UK
Alex Smith
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What impact will the latest AI sensation have on the legal sector? Alex Smith, senior director at document management platform iManage, asks whether ChatGPT will be the biggest thing to happen to knowledge management in 2023.
Nick Dyson
Partner & Head of Commercial Real Estate
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Nick Dyson, partner, head of commercial real estate and head of the specialist holiday and home parks team at Blacks Solicitors, discusses what it is like working with this sector, and the areas of interest in a parks transaction.
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