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Managing yourself: The emotional and psychological risks of leadership

Feeling good in a new leadership role means prioritising the 'soft stuff', say Colin Dworkin and Dr Karen Lindall

How to ensure training programmes deliver measurable firmwide benefits

By Sue Beavil, Learning and Organisational Development Manager, Slater & Gordon

Holistic parity: Achieving gender equality without targets or quotas

Withers is close to achieving gender parity in its partnership without the use of targets or quotas, says Suzanne Todd

Lost in translation

Many clients are unlikely to understand legal terminology and industry jargon, so it's up to us to speak in a language they can understand and ensure that we're correctly instructed, says Sofia Tayton

Medical devices: new isn't always better

There has been fierce opposition to the so-called 'Saatchi Bill', or Medical Innovation Bill, with those opposing it, including leading medical research charities, regulators and doctors calling it a 'quacks' charter', says Sarah Moore

Beyond the horizon

It is not clear what firms of the future will look like, how they'll be staffed and what shape management will take however, resisting change is never the way forward, advises Geraint Jones

Smashing in the New Year with Hulk QC

John van der Luit-Drummond gets the lowdown from Barrister Hulk QC on all the big stories from January 2015

Firms are unlikely to hire you over Skype

Are vacation schemes a prerequisite to a training contract offer or a reflection of the over-supply of law graduates, asks Natasza Slater