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Welcome to our features section. Keep up to date with the latest topics and issues facing legal practitioners and consumers. From our top tips to the very latest regulatory developments and proposals, there’s something for everyone.

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Clients’ views on what lawyers do

27.04.18

The Client Survey allows clients to feed back their views directly to CILEx Regulation. Research always finds that recommendation and reputation are the main reasons given by clients for choosing their lawyer. An excellent 91 percent of clients who responded to the survey during 2017 would recommend their Chartered Legal Executive.

No secrets: The importance of transparent consumer information

27.04.18

Consumers need information about price, service, how to complain and regulatory protections so they can make informed decisions when choosing a legal firm. We recognise the lack of provision of this information by legal firms and we have now published what we will require of our firms to improve transparency for consumers.

GDPR: Ready or not, here it comes

27.04.18

Data protection has become a hot topic. While Facebook undergoes extensive interrogation from governments around the world, a range of surveys are reporting that many companies have spent more than £1 million to align with new European legislation. Outsourced Data Protection Officer Keith Dewey highlights some key considerations to align with the legislation.
Seeing the ability in disability

26.04.18

In the first of a four-part series focusing on disability and legal services, Jane Hatton from Evenbreak explains why it's so important to employ disabled people within the profession.

Buying and selling a house – reduce the stress

26.03.18

Moving house is frequently listed as one of life’s most stressful events. While a stress-free house move is rare, understanding what to look out for will make things easier.
A culture change for legal diversity

26.03.18

Sue Chandler, CILEx Regulation’s Consumer Engagement and Policy Officer, gives an overview of the keynote speeches at the Westminster Forum Seminar on Diversity and Inclusion in the Legal Profession.

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