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The need to support neurodivergent legal professionals

Dr Mukesh Kripalani, Consultant Adult Psychiatrist at the ADHD Centre, explains why there’s a critical need to reframe how the legal sector views and manages neurodivergence

AI in universities: the fine line between help and misconduct

Sharmistha Michaels examines AI use in academic misconduct, fairness in UK institutions, and student guidance

Unlocking the potential of support staff in law firms

Law firms can’t thrive on legal talent alone — engaging support staff is the next frontier of performance, says Michelle Howard

Zooming to success: how junior lawyers can excel in remote or hybrid workplaces

Susanne Buergi, Committee Member of the JLSLA and Senior Associate at Norton Rose Fulbright, shares practical advice for junior lawyers on how to thrive in remote and hybrid working environments, in light of the limitations they pose on learning, relationship building and networking

Are we training legal professionals for tomorrow’s world?

As we start a new year, Lucie Allen, Managing Director of BARBRI International, explores how the legal profession must evolve to meet the demands of 2025 and beyond

Adopting the four-day workweek in the legal sector

Marcin Durlak opines that a four-day workweek may revolutionise productivity and wellbeing in legal practice

Hurdles to offering a solicitor apprenticeship degree

With the Labour government planning to reform apprenticeships, Michael Butler and Chloe Sheppick, Director and Deputy Director, respectively, of the Professional Law Institute, discuss the existing difficulties with the solicitor apprenticeship degree that stop many higher education institutions providing this valuable offering

The way to develop your own legal talent

Amanda Hamilton, Patron of the National Association of Licensed Paralegals, highlights the flexibility of the training options available to those opting for the paralegal route into law