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Thoughtful leadership

The summer holidays may be in full swing, but for some of us the work continues

EXCLUSIVE: Solicitors will spend less time on training under new CPD regime

Training will also be 'less effective' than points-based scheme, SJ survey finds

It is unclear how paralegal 'shortcut' will work

Stakeholders left divided over whether change is practical or will effectively encourage diversity. Laura Clenshaw reports

Living in America

Could England and Wales' surplus of paralegals be curbed if we adopt a US approach to the role, asks Natasza Slater

Information Commissioner warns lawyers of data breaches

Fifteen incidents involving members of the legal profession reported in the past three months

Fake emails sent to law students offering LPC funding

Regulator says neither firm name nor name given on the email is authorised or regulated

The JLD on the minimum wage abolition: grave, exploitative and exclusive

Tamasin Dorosti, member on the Junior Lawyers Division Executive Committee, talks to Young Lawyer about the harmful effects of abolishing an industry minimum wage and how you can express your opinion

Quality, not quantity

The number of training contracts available has risen, yet the calibre of candidates is unremarkable, says Paula McMullan