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'Legal Week' is seeking opinions of legal associates about their workloads
Rachel Rothwell (@Rachel_Rothwell) is looking for Associates to help with a feature for Legal Week. Rachel’s email is: Rachel.rothwell01@virginmedia.com
All responses apparently will be treated confidentially. The article is about how associates’ workloads and attitudes may have changed due to economic downturn.
Rachel is regularly on Twitter.
SRA spells out 10 key principles in new Handbook and Code of Conduct
The Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) has unveiled its new Code of Conduct and Handbook, which focuses on principles-based regulation rather than hard rules. The new rules, published this week (6 April) will apply to both traditional law firms and Alternative Business Structures (ABS), with the details emerging six months before the rules will come into effect in October.
The 563-page draft Handbook, which is subject to approval by the Legal Services Board, details 10 key principles that legal professionals must adhere to.
You can read about this in the ‘Legal Week’ article here.