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Taking action on diversity: Freeths' 2021 Diversity Pledge

Philippa Dempster shares details of Freeths' 2021 Diversity Pledge, highlighting the importance of achieving diversity within firms

LSB launches consultation on new standards for regulators on lawyers' ongoing competence checks

The super-regulator has proposed new requirements for the profession's regulators

What makes the compliance team effective?

Tracey Calvert reflects on what is needed for harmony between a compliance team and the wider firm

Attainment gap research

SRA wants to investigate how to close the gap in qualification outcomes for different ethnic groups

Law Society interim CEO

Gerry Walsh will take on the role

Litigation Handbook: Practice and Procedure in the Business and Property Courts

Jeff Lewis reviews 'Litigation Handbook: Practice and Procedure in the Business and Property Courts' by Adam Chaffer

Knowledge management: Firms will adopt a global approach in 2022

Javier Magaña García assesses the drivers of knowledge management in the professional services sectors, including firms, going into 2022

Virtual law firms

Research suggests a rise in virtual firms