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7 May 2025

From the latest results for the SQE1 exam to the continued uncertainty around solicitor apprenticeships funding, several stories have...

7 Apr 2025

Across news websites and social media, there are comments about whether hybrid working benefits both employers and employees – or hinders them.

20 Jan 2025

Annual billable hours – for many years that has been...

13 Jan 2025

You might be tired of hearing the three words ‘Happy New Year’ by now...

13 Nov 2024

It’s a subject we’re all very keenly aware of these days – mental health.

5 Nov 2024

Law has traditionally been seen as an elitist profession, something that has taken a long time to shake off...

29 Oct 2024

Often, with the SQE, we are talking about results and how firm...

21 Oct 2024

We’ve been highlighting the work of leading BAME lawyers on social media – but has the law sector become more diverse more broadly?

9 Oct 2024

We here at Douglas Scott have been following the Solicitors Qualifying Exam (SQE) results for some time now...

3 Oct 2024

Despite concerns and possible regulation, artificial intelligence remains a hot-button topic for the legal sector.

2 Oct 2024

The Conveyancing market has been struggling in recent years – but things are on the up.

24 Sep 2024

Artificial intelligence remains a hot technology for businesses and law firms to grapple with. But are firms using it to its complete potential?