As artificial intelligence continues to transform industries around the world, many young professionals are understandably asking an important question: Will AI take my job? The legal sector is often highlighted as one of the professions facing significant change....
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How Criminal Lawyers Build Trust in the First 15 Minutes
In criminal law, technical knowledge matters - but trust is what truly defines an effective solicitor-client relationship. Clients rarely come to a criminal solicitor during a calm or stable period in their lives. They may be under arrest, facing allegations that...
Mental Health Awareness Week 2026: Why Criminal Defence Lawyers Must Protect Their Mental Health
Mental Health Awareness Week is an important reminder that mental wellbeing is not a luxury — it is essential. For criminal defence lawyers, the conversation is especially important. Few professions carry the same emotional weight, relentless pressure, and...
The 5 Cases That Shaped My Career: Robert Gregory
Speaking to Robert Gregory, CLSA Committee Member and Consultant Solicitor at Bishop & Light in East Sussex, we learn which 5 cases have shaped his career in a number of ways. From the most challenging, through to the most memorable... What is the earliest case...
Supporting Clients with ADHD in the Criminal Justice System
Awareness and diagnosis of Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) has increased significantly in recent years. More adults than ever are being formally diagnosed, and many others identify as having “undiagnosed ADHD” based on a growing public understanding of...
How Criminal Lawyers Can Strengthen Their Legal Directory Rankings
For many criminal law teams, the Legal 500 submission deadline brings a collective sigh of relief. Weeks of gathering case highlights, compiling referee lists and refining narratives are finally behind you. But the reality is that the research process is only just...
Courts and Tribunals Bill 2026: An Analysis
On Wednesday 25 February, the Government laid the Courts and Tribunals Bill before Parliament for a first reading. This Bill removes, for the first time, a Defendant’s right to elect Crown Court trial in either-way cases. There has been significant push-back from the...
Criminal Law Trends 2025: What 2026 May Mean for Criminal Defence
By the end of 2025, the UK’s “crime picture” looks less like a single trend line and more like a split-screen: traditional volume crime continues its long, uneven decline, while harm-driven and high-demand categories (fraud, retail theft, certain violence types) keep...
CV Tips for Aspiring Criminal Lawyers
Breaking into law is competitive - and your CV is often your first opportunity to show that you understand not just the law, but the reality of criminal defence work. Chambers, firms and legal organisations are looking for more than strong academics; they want...
Bridging the Generational Gap: Why Millennials and Gen Z Are Essential to the Future of Criminal Defence
The criminal justice system faces a demographic challenge that can no longer be ignored: the workforce of criminal defence lawyers is ageing, with the average age of a duty Solicitor now 51. While experience is an invaluable asset in a field defined by judgement,...