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FTSE 100 firms set aside £31bn as legal bills rise

Companies continue 'heavy investment' in in-house legal and compliance teams

What can the SQE achieve?

Allan Murray-Jones looks ahead to the SRA's October consultation on reforming legal education and training

Male solicitors still better paid than female colleagues

Latham & Watkins and Kirkland & Ellis the big winners as lawyers use their corporate skills to aid grassroots projects

Onward, comrades

Lawyers want a new form of representation, but are those in charge listening to them, asks John van der Luit-Drummond

International law giants scoop pro bono prizes

Latham & Watkins and Kirkland & Ellis the big winners as lawyers use their corporate skills to aid grassroots projects

Jolie v Pitt: Lawyers to win big in latest Hollywood divorce

Seasoned divorce attorney with $25,000 retainer to represent Angelina Jolie

E-conveyancing: The time is now?

Mark Johnson explores whether, post Brexit, it is now more important than ever to press ahead with electronic conveyancing to accelerate transactions and improve the liquidity of the property market

Getting to grips with business continuity

Modern legal practices require an augmentation of tradition with business skill acquisition, explains David Cliff