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Fostering Meaningful DE&I at Law Firms: Best Practices and Technology – watch our webinar

04/12/2022

Diversity,Equality & Inclusion,Webinar

Law firms have been making a concerted effort to recruit diverse associates – but the reality is few of them

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Why Global Screening Matters in 2022

03/23/2022

Advice

For nearly two years, HR Managers have been faced with exceptional circumstances. The usual talent acquisition, interviewing, onboarding, and generally

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New rules proposed to outlaw bullying culture in law firms

03/15/2022

Employment Law,Wellbeing

The Solicitors Regulation Authority has proposed changes to its rules that would explicitly require law firms to challenge employees who

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Black female managers overlooked for promotion

03/01/2022

Diversity,Equality & Inclusion

Almost half of black women working in white-collar jobs believe they will be overlooked for promotion, according to a report

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Fair work allocation could help alleviate the ‘great resignation’ in law

02/28/2022

Talent Management,Webinar

Ensuring work is allocated fairly and based on interests, skills and development needs may help address the lawyer attrition crisis.

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More than a dozen firms vow to improve social mobility

02/17/2022

Social Mobility

More than a dozen law firms including Clifford Chance, Mishcon de Reya and Shoosmiths have pledged to improve social mobility

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National Apprenticeship Week: Farrer & Co to welcome solicitor apprentices

02/10/2022

Early Talent

London firm Farrer & Co is set to welcome its first cohort of solicitor apprentices this autumn. The firm has

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Slow progress for law firms on diversity

02/07/2022

Diversity,Equality & Inclusion,Social Mobility

Diversity within law firms is continuing to slowly improve year-on-year, but larger firms are lagging behind smaller ones across several

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Making the move to the SQE work for your firm – watch our webinar

01/27/2022

SQE,Webinar

The SQE is here, but when is the best time to make the switch? What do you need to consider

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People in Law Awards: What makes a great entry? 

01/25/2022

Awards

As you begin to pull together evidence for this year’s submissions to the People in Law Awards, what will make

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Top tips for smooth onboarding as the talent war rages on

01/13/2022

Recruitment

With the war for talent showing no sign of slowing down, Seamus Hoar, senior partner at global legal search firm

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People in Law Conference 2021: Developing a ‘remote-hybrid’ model

12/08/2021

Advice,Conference,COVID,Hybrid working

The best way to develop a successful hybrid working model is to build a “remote-first” culture, according to an organisational

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Law firm dislodges PwC to top 2021 social mobility index

12/07/2021

Social Mobility

Law firm Browne Jacobson has topped the latest annual ranking of 75 firms looking to improve access and career progression

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How HR and line managers need to work together on talent retention

12/06/2021

Opinion Leaders,Talent Management,Talent Management OL

Fears about the ‘great resignation’ in the legal and wider professional services sectors have dominated the headlines over the past

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We are saying ‘don’t go to office parties; go to office parties’

12/03/2021

Advice

Last year comedian Matt Lucas received millions of hits with his sketch mocking Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s Covid lockdown instructions. Lucas said:

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Improving your online candidate experience – watch our webinar

11/11/2021

Employer Branding,Recruitment,Webinar

In partnership with our friends at Blackbridge Communications, this session is a fantastic opportunity for law firm HR professionals to

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Neurodiversity in law – watch our webinar

11/10/2021

Webinar

The pandemic has changed our typical assumptions about how we work. Modern law firms need to be innovative in their

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Law firms collaborate to improve diversity and workplaces for minority ethnic professionals

11/01/2021

Diversity

The first leadership-led, cross-firm collective aimed at improving the representation of black, Asian, and minority ethnic groups has been launched

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Create a safer workplace with employee screening

10/26/2021

Advice

With International Fraud Awareness Week approaching next month, we as HR professionals are reminded of the pitfalls of remote recruiting and hiring.

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Is target-setting the best way to drive diversity and inclusion?

10/07/2021

Diversity

The moral and ethical reasons aside, diversity is good for business, with a McKinsey and Company report finding that firms

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How will access to a legal career change? – watch our webinar

09/30/2021

SQE,Webinar

In this session we’re joined by Burges Salmon and The University of Law to explore how the SQE will impact

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How can firms benefit from recruiting outside the sector? 

09/29/2021

Recruitment

Faced with candidate shortages and the risk of staff leaving for new pastures, how can law firms broaden their scope

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Law firm offers two weeks’ pregnancy loss leave

09/28/2021

News

Law firm Royds Withy King has launched a new pregnancy loss policy that offers two weeks’ paid leave to parents

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Ashurst commits to five-year diversity targets

09/22/2021

Equality & Inclusion,News

Ashurst has set itself new “inclusion, diversity and belonging” targets for gender, ethnicity and LGBT+ at partner and senior leadership

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Why paralegals should no longer be seen as expendable

09/21/2021

Advice

Paralegals have borne the brunt of redundancies at law firms but the role they perform could be about to come

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How can we support managers’ wellbeing?

08/11/2021

Wellbeing

Faced with pressures from above and cries of help from below, managers have been the unsung heroes of the pandemic.

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Lawyers warn of rise in indirect discrimination claims from home workers

08/10/2021

Equality & Inclusion,News

A surge in legal disputes has been predicted by UK lawyers because of a tendency for people working from home

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Rising star winner Sophia Cox: “I’m showing the power of apprenticeships”

08/04/2021

Awards,Early Talent

Sophia Cox, winner of this year’s People in Law Awards Rising Star, is passionate about apprenticeships. She started a university

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How can we measure talent in a hybrid world?

07/05/2021

Opinion Leaders,Talent Management,Talent Management OL

In May 2020, just two months into the pandemic, consulting firm McKinsey was already reporting on the necessity for organisations

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People in Law Awards 2021 – our winners

07/05/2021

Awards

The People in Law Awards, in association with Professionals in Law, took place virtually on Thursday 10th June ­– and what

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Top law firms offer new fertility staff benefits

06/23/2021

Wellbeing

Global law firms Cooley and Clifford Chance have for the first time included fertility benefits within their UK staff benefit

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What does purposeful HR mean for the legal sector?

06/21/2021

ESG

Research shows that employees seek out organisations that value purpose over profit. But what role does HR have in mobilising

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Learning from Legal: HR Data and Metrics – report now available to download

06/16/2021

HR Technology

We're delighted to have partnered with MHR and Veran Performance to conduct research and analysis between November 2020 and February

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How can we engage leaders in talent management?

06/01/2021

Opinion Leaders,Talent Management,Talent Management OL

Are partners and senior leaders losing interest in developing and mentoring high performers? A lack of time and confidence may

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