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11 September 2008
Issue: 7336 / Categories: Legal News , Profession
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Legal profession in lead

Profession

Senior managers are helping to lift the credit crunch gloom for lawyers, according to the most recent Happiness at Work Index published by recruitment consultants Badenoch & Clark.

The index shows that most employees prefer to see their managers leading by example during an economic downturn, rather than spending more time with them sitting down to discuss business performance. The legal sector comes out top with 55% of respondents saying their managers were setting a good example. Meanwhile, record levels of unhappiness are plaguing the UK workplace, with over a quarter of employees claiming to be unhappy in their jobs.

Issue: 7336 / Categories: Legal News , Profession
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MOVERS & SHAKERS

Gateley Legal—Jack Kelly

Gateley Legal—Jack Kelly

Gateley Legal expands Midlands residential development team

Gibson Dunn—Richard Surtees

Gibson Dunn—Richard Surtees

Gibson Dunn adds employee benefits and executive compensation practice in London with partner Richard Surtees

Laytons ETL—Alec Cameron

Laytons ETL—Alec Cameron

Laytons ETL appoints new partner and head of intellectual property disputes

NEWS
A series of recent decisions has clarified important principles across property law, from perpetuities to lease renewals and public rights over land
Employers cannot rely on wellbeing services alone to defend workplace stress claims after a High Court decision awarding almost £1m to an overworked employee
Andy Burnham's brand of 'Manchesterism' could offer fresh thinking on legal aid and access to justice if it reaches Westminster, according to Roger Smith, NLJ columnist and former director of JUSTICE
The constitutional fallout from a change of prime minister, rather than the politics, is under scrutiny as questions arise over the limits of executive authority in a leadership transition
The legal profession is undergoing a fundamental shift from selling services to creating technology-enabled products, according to Professor Luke Mason, Head of School of Law at Regent's University London
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