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VIEW FROM THE TOP: MAKING SURE PEOPLE KNOW WHERE THE FIRM IS GOING

Effective top-down communication is essential to attracting and retaining the best lawyers, argues Lynne Burdon

Gender pay gap: reporting is vital in the fight for equality

Pay transparency should not be limited to the early years of lawyers' careers but apply right through to partnership, argues Dana Denis-Smith

Stress at work: pushing back against a culture of acquiescence

The profession should stop accepting as a given that stress is a normal part of legal life, says Pippa Allsop

Training partners: how firms and law schools could work together in the new SQE era

New routes to qualification as a solicitor will have a major impact on law firms' recruitment strategies, says Jackie Panter

Effective supervision: the start of a new compliance culture

The SRA's Standards and Regulations will require law firms and senior individuals to take their supervisory roles a lot more seriously, warns Tracey Calvert

Rationale behind tribunal shift to civil standard of proof lacks consistency

The switch by the Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal to the civil standard of proof may have been on the cards but the decision fails to address legitimate concerns, argues Susanna Heley

HEALTH & SAFETY 2.0: THE SEARCH FOR SOLUTIONS TO THE PROFESSION'S WELLBEING CHALLENGES

Mounting evidence that lawyers are being exposed to unsustainable levels of stress is leading the profession to find proven strategies to combat it. Hannah Gannagé-Stewart reports

Causing avoidable harm: cross-examination and the litigant in person

Family practitioners are experiencing an inconsistent approach to the cross-examination process where a litigant in person is involved, says Kara Swift