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'Hiding Since I Was Eight Years Old': Ashurst's First Openly Transgender Woman Shares Her Story

For Pride Month 2024, Bridgette Metior, a senior test analyst at Ashurst, details her struggles and breakthroughs.
4 minute read

International Edition

The Consumer Protection Review: Getting Ahead of the Curve

The SRA is considering several measures including tighter monitoring of how legal firms handle client funds.
5 minute read

International Edition

A Working Mum and Carer, One Year In...

For Carers Week, a lawyer at Addleshaw Goddard tells her story after her son's diagnosis changed her life.
5 minute read

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My Journey From a Low Socio-Economic Background to Big Law

For Social Mobility Day, a Howard Kennedy partner tells her story of growing up in a working class family in Yorkshire to becoming president of the London Solicitors Litigation Association.
4 minute read

International Edition

The Rise of Legal Finance in Spain's Growing Market

With appropriate regulation and fast litigation times, the country's litigation finance market is increasing quickly.
5 minute read

International Edition

The Partners Are Not All Right: Why Senior Lawyers Need Mental Health Support

We partners tend to think that we don't need help – it's the juniors who need it. But the truth is, so do we.
5 minute read

International Edition

China Finalizes New Regulations to Relax Personal Data Exports

Nearly six months after the Cyberspace Administration of China (CAC) was first introduced for public consultation, the much-awaited final rules on Regulating and Facilitating Cross-border Data Flows were published and came into effect. The New Regulations largely repeat the Draft Regulations, but now have further relaxed personal data exports from China.
6 minute read

International Edition

18-Hour Days—Let's Stop Ignoring Human Biology

We must recognise that by encouraging lawyers to reach out, we are asking them to be vulnerable.
5 minute read

International Edition

Citi Results Indicate Law Firm Industry Rebound in 2024

Citi's Q1 Flash Survey Report indicates a strong start and a positive year ahead.
5 minute read

International Edition

Mega-Deals and AML, How To Stay Compliant

In light of the SRA's AML 'crackdown', Shieldpay's CEO Andrew Hawkins talks about the challenge posed by compliance for law firms and the risk breaches can bring in terms of financial sanctions and reputational damage.
5 minute read

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