Forum
The Law Society, so the perception goes, is out of touch, irrelevant to the vast majority of solicitors and their firms and generally just not very good. The Big Question (Legal Week 28 June) as much as said so. In a survey, the survey said “unimpressive”, “negligible” and other predictable things. Now I suppose we… More
A Call to Arms
In-house lawyers should be a hugely influential constituency whose voice should carry enormous weight. But, says Paul Gilbert, their response to date to changes in the legal profession has been decidedly underwhelming In the space of the last ten years in-house lawyers have raised their profile by a significant and important degree. Many are prominent… More
The Legal Profession in the Year 2013…
I was sat in the wine bar the other day reminiscing with an old friend. We had both qualified as raw recruits to the legal profession in the mid nineteen eighties; we then rose to lead big in-house company legal teams in the nineteen nineties and were then both made redundant three years ago in… More
I have a dream?
“I’m sorry, did you say it was an elephant?” “No, I said it was irrelevant” …I really do hesitate to write this piece… just how many times can someone write about a subject practically no-one (it appears) cares two hoots about and still want to say some more? Ask most people about the Law Society… More
Resolve to Evolve
With their antiquated business practices and lack of customer service, are law firms in danger of being left behind? Paul Gilbert says that it’s definitely time for a revolution. People who call for revolution are often in the minority and easily dismissed by the majority who are comfortable with the status quo, but when the… More
Untitled
Your career as a solicitor might last thirty-five, even forty years. That is an awfully long time and must seem a daunting prospect when standing at the start line wondering what on earth might lie ahead in the next few months let alone the next few years. Where the adventure begins Some students will be… More