The Law Society has replaced the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) as a signatory to the Voluntary Code of Practice for the Recruitment of Trainee Solicitors, settling uncertainty about whether the code will remain in place. The code sets out best practice guidance for the recruitment of students and trainee solicitors.The SRA had resigned as a signatory on the basis recruitment practices were not part of its regulatory function.
30 July 2015
Trainee solicitors’ code
MOVERS & SHAKERS
Anthony Collins—20 promotions
20 promotions mark major people investment at national law firm, Anthony Collins
Sidley—Elaine Whiteford
Sidley adds competition litigator Elaine Whiteford in London
Charles Russell Speechlys—Claudina D’Costa
Charles Russell Speechlys welcomes Claudina D’Costa as Director of Client Development Marketing
NEWS
The 25th Pro Bono Week begins today until 6 November, with events hosted by law firms, chambers, law schools and charities across the UK
Pro bono is celebrating a silver anniversary, with initiatives putting businesses and students at the heart of access to justice
Choosing the wrong expert can cost a clinical negligence claimant more than their case
Judges risk weakening their own independence by staying silent over government reforms, a leading public lawyer argues
A discount on damages does not automatically mean an equivalent haircut for legal costs in military deafness claims
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