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Wilsons bags BLP charity head; will open in London
Salisbury-based charity and private client firm Wilsons has hired Berwin Leighton Paisner's (BLP) head of charity and is to open a London office in the next 12 months.
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Linklaters, DLA Piper strengthen Asia groups
Ogier’s White steps down; chief exec role created
Field Fisher latest to launch real estate redundancy talks
CC to elect new Asia chief as Baird falls ill
Taylor Wessing France opens equity; denies it is response to crisis
Taylor Wessing sues Nixon Peabody after merger talks fall apart
UBS legal chief Aufhauser quits amid fraud furore
Shearman associate sacked after alleged sex harassment
DLA, Links, Lovells see trainee retention dive
Cadwalader partners next to face the chop
McGrigors buys out Reid Minty
DLA review sees five TMC lawyers redundant
Blake Lapthorn
21-July-2008Five years ago the management of South East firm Blake Lapthorn Tarlo Lyons came up with a plan for expansion.
Now, according to senior partner Jonathan Lloyd-Jones, the firm can be described as a full-service regional law firm with a central City of London office.
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Anti-discrimination laws need to be made consistent
The European Court of Justice (ECJ) recently gave judgment in Coleman v Attridge Law (2008). In so doing, it clarified the remit of the Framework Directive (2000/78/EC), which was adopted in November 2000 to combat discrimination in the workplace on grounds of religion or belief, disability, age or sexual orientation..
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Tony Connell: Crown Prosecution Service (CPS)
04-Aug-2008Who would you least like to be stuck in a lift with and why?
Any Liverpool fan. I support Everton, ‘the people’s club’.
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From here to maternity
The issues surrounding maternity from the perspectives of the professional mother, line manager and HR professional can be complex and sensitive. Managing these issues with confidence and clarity throughout each stage of the maternity process is vital to all parties in maintaining effective working relationships. A professional mother who feels supported and valued is far more likely to return to work.
An age-old problem
Question: How do I keep my cool while being 'managed out'? How do I ensure my firm doesn't short-change me? And what does the future hold?
Answer: Life just never goes how you want it to, does it? There you were, expecting a comfortable coast into retirement on your terms paid for by the sweat of your colleagues and they go and stab you in the back. Read more »
Can clients come too?
Question: Will building my own practice be too much of a challenge? Will I be able to take my clients with me? How should I manage the change?
Answer: You must ascertain if you really do have a following. Ask a few key and trusted clients how they would feel if you moved on and test your choice of destination with them.
Is it time for a change?
Question: I'm a six year-PQE corporate associate at a top 10 firm and I'm desperate for some proper time off, like a mini-sabbatical. But I'm worried about the impact of the 'credit crunch'. What should I do?
Answer: If you're ambitious for partnership, having two or three months off in the middle of the selection process is not a good idea.
A reader comments on BPP hiking its LPC fees:
"The BPP experience is similar to flying with easy jet (but easy jet takes you further)."
Another responds: "A law school does as it says: schools you in the law.
Anything after that is up to the individual and market forces."
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