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The Legal Services Board of England and Wales consulted on experiences of diversity and inclusion in the legal profession
The LSB conducted qualitative research into legal professionals’ lived experiences of counter-inclusive practices. This is with the aim of informing future LSB research and policy…Solicitors Regulation Authority opens consultation on new indemnity scheme
The SRA is consulting on the arrangements and rules of an indemnity scheme that they run to provide future consumer protection for post six-year negligence.…German Regulator brings in Federal Lawyers’ Act (BRAO) reform
The BRAO reform came into effect on August 1st and will alter more laws than just the Federal Lawyers’ Act. The new BRAO no longer…The Law Society of Ontario opens its paralegal insurance portlet
The Law Society of Ontario has launched a new insurance portal for paralegals, the new portlet is now live. Licensees can access the portlet through…American Bar Association Consultation on removing standardised entry requirements for law schools closes
The comment period for a proposal to do away with the American Bar Association’s standardized admissions test requirement for law schools closed Sept. 1 with more than…The Bar Standards Board of England and Wales releases reports on diversity and equality in training
The Bar Standards Board (BSB) has today published two new research reports, the first looking at Bar training providers’ approaches to equality and diversity and…Solicitors Regulation Authority of England and Wales publishes first ever Solicitors Qualification Exam 2 results
The first SQE2 assessment results have been released, with 77 per cent of candidates passing the assessment. The exam was taken in April by 726…High court of Kenya rules in favour of watch dog to stop price fixing
Lawyers have been dealt a blow after the High Court dismissed a petition seeking to quash a section of the law that prevents them from…Tech Law Fest 2022
After 2 years of virtual events, Singapore’s annual TechLaw.Fest returned for the fifth time with a hybrid event. The conference was attended by around 3,300…Singapore Ministry of Law launches the Legal Technology Platform Initiative
The Singapore Ministry of Law has launched the Legal Technology Platform Initiative, a programme designed to help the legal industry of Singapore to digitise. The…Legal Services Board of England and Wales sets new expectations to ensure lawyers remain competent throughout their careers
The Legal Services Board has published a new statutory statement of policy on ongoing competence. It sets clear outcomes that the legal services regulators should meet to…Dutch Bar provides special resilience training for criminal defence attorneys
The Dutch Bar has recognised that criminal defence attorneys who have clients behind bars can face pressure, threats and possibly even manipulative behaviour and is…Bar of Ireland publishes independent review into the future of the provision of barrister services
The Bar of Ireland has today published a new independent report and strategic review on the likely future landscape for the provision of legal services…CILEx, the legal executive professional body in England & Wales, seeks regulator switch
CILEX (the Chartered Institute of Legal Executives), which is recognised under the Legal Services Act 2007 as the front line regulator for legal executives is…A US study has found that recent law graduates in hybrid working have highest job satisfaction
A new survey by the National Association for Law Placement and the NALP Foundation has found that fully remote work may be losing some of…The Solicitors Regulation Authority of England and Wales held a webinar on Anti-Money Laundering and how to conduct a risk assessment
The Solicitors Regulation Authority held an Anti-Money Laundering Webinar covering: risk assessment areas firms are getting wrong good practice in other law firms from our…