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Costume drama
Solicitors Journal

Costume drama

I was recently on a train journey, dressed in my 'normal' clothes and flicking through a legal mag when a po-faced lady sitting opposite me enquired if I was heading to an interview.
Warnings over conveyancing 'consultants'
Solicitors Journal

Warnings over conveyancing 'consultants'

More than 600 law firms have applied to join the Law Society's conveyancing scheme (CQS). A spokesman for the society said that, by the end of last week, 610 firms had applied to join the scheme with 17 accredited.
Regulator not expecting ABS 'deluge'
Solicitors Journal

Regulator not expecting ABS 'deluge'

Only a small number of law firms and other organisations will be applying to become alternative business structures by ABS day, the Solicitors Regulation Authority has predicted.
600 firms apply to join Law Society's conveyancing scheme
Solicitors Journal

600 firms apply to join Law Society's conveyancing scheme

Almost 600 law firms have applied to join the Law Society's Conveyancing Quality Scheme (CQS). A spokesman for the society said that, by this morning, 582 firms had applied to join the scheme with 13 successfully accredited.
Vital statistics: legal aid survey
Solicitors Journal

Vital statistics: legal aid survey

With 5,000 green paper responses to pick through, legal aid minister Jonathan Djanogly could be gone for some time. So to fill the awkward silence Solicitors Journal decided to run its own straw poll of lawyers' attitudes to the budget battle. Here are the results