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Transparency lies at the heart of Consumer Satisfaction
In January, the Legal Services Board (LSB) of England & Wales released its Regulatory Performance: Transitional Assessment Review looking at the transitional assessment of each…Enforcing legal conduct to protect quality of legal services
Enforcement of professional codes and laws of conduct is a critical facet of legal regulation. Lawyer misconduct can have severe ramifications for consumers and the…Event: Law, Regulations and Public Policy (LRPP) Conference
24-25 June 2019 Singapore The Law, Regulations and Public Policy of the land lay the foundations of peace and order, and to ensure people progress…Event: Regulatory and Internal Investigations
19th Mar 2019 London, UK This conference will help you identify the best strategies to manage regulatory and internal investigations and will help you understand…Event: A.C.E.S. Compliance Summit 2019
16th Apr 2019 – 17th Apr 2019 American University Washington College of Law, Washington D.C. In today’s continually evolving regulatory landscape, ensuring an airtight global…Event: Corporate Counsel and Compliance Exchange 2019
We are excited to announce the 20th Edition of the Corporate Counsel and Compliance Exchange. The event will take place at London’s Hilton Syon Park Hotel…Hong Kong looks to tighten restrictions on Foreign Lawyers
Hong Kong has been home to the most liberalised legal market in Asia. However newly proposed rules may dictate that foreign qualified lawyers could only…Australian Legal Profession and the #MeToo Movement
Following the spread of the #MeToo movement to every industry around the globe, the Australian legal profession is taking a particular strong stand. The country’s…California continues to debate division of regulation and representation functions
The California State Bar has been investigating the potential division of regulation and representation functions over the past five years. The Governance in the Public…South Africa Divides Regulation and Representation Functions
In November 2018, South Africa promulgated its Legal Practice Act of 2014. The Act established to new statutory body that will regulate advocates and attorneys – the…Event: The Legal Services Brexit Summit – Practical Implications, Challenges and Opportunities
12 February 2019 | Cavendish Conference Centre, London This highly topical event is being jointly organised by the Law Society of England and Wales and…Event: ABA TechShow 2019
February 27 – March 2, 2019 | Chicago, Illinois The American Bar Association TechShow is where lawyers, legal professionals, and technology all come together. For three…Opinion: Law Is a Profession and an Industry – It Should Be Regulated That Way
Mark Cohen, CEO of the legal business consultancy – Legal Mosaic, weighs in on regulation of law as both a profession and an industry. Cohen argues that…SRA Report: Technology and Legal Services
Artificial intelligence (AI) will free up solicitors from lower-level work to carry out more complex tasks, a new report concludes. We have published a paper …ICLR 2019 Conference Host Announced – Law Society of Scotland
ICLR Conference 2019 Law Society of Scotland | Edinburgh 4-6 September 2019 ICLR is pleased to announce that the host organisation for the ICLR conference in…B.C. Paralegal Association supports LSBC creation of ‘licensed paralegals’
The Law Society is seeking input from the profession regarding a proposal to establish a new class of legal service professional who would hold a…