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Woman in a man's world

Back in the day when legal aid paid quickly, a female estate agent helped Marilyn Stowe get her firm off the ground

A case of dissent

A dissenting opinion at the SDT poses questions for Susanna Heley

Budget 2020 – a relief for entrepreneurs?

Matthew Duncan considers the changes announced to entrepreneurs' relief and suggests a targeted approach to help start-ups

Changing the rules

The SRA's continuing competence regime marked a big change from the CPD rules. Rachel Rothwell examines what this meant for solicitors and whether further change is afoot 

Twitter: 11 years on

Inksters was the first law firm in Scotland to start tweeting. With contributions from today's tweeters, Brian Inkster looks at how firms and individual lawyers can best use the platform

Hiding in plain sight

Neurodivergent lawyers face unique challenges but are a gift to the profession – if only they were more visible. Nicola Laver reports

Stronger together

Professor Andrew Francis looks to a future where law schools work closely with firms in developing the next generation of lawyers

The rainmakers

Firms must deploy compliance strategies and tools to manage rainmaker colleagues, as Tracey Calvert explains