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Does an MBA provide commercial training for lawyers?

As the need for lawyers to develop their business skills grows, Dr Sara Ward asks whether further education is a solution

Jumping ship as a young lawyer

Amy Clowrey discusses the factors that indicate when it is time to move firm, and when you should stay put

60-second interview: Miranda Brawn on diversity in the profession

Targets, not quotas, will produce an organic growth of diversity in the profession, explains the forward-thinking investment banker

Stiletto storm

The headlines this week generated by Nicola Thorp, the receptionist who was sent home because she refused to wear two- inch high heels, has again highlighted the issues that employers need to consider when applying their dress code policies.

Let us not be like the gas man

Russell Conway bemoans unintelligible styles of billing, and argues that lawyers' invoices are easier than others to digest

Mental health taskforce aims to improve lawyer wellbeing

Vital initiative to raise greater awareness of mental health among lawyers

Walking for justice in London

Charities' needs have grown as resources have shrunk, says Master of the Rolls

Mental Health Awareness Week: Making legal voices heard

Matthew Rogers talks to lawyers, law firms, and support organisations about improving wellbeing in the profession