6 ways Legal CPD enhances your skills in the legal sector

Continuing Professional Development (CPD) is known for combining various learning approaches, techniques, and methods that can help a person manage their own learning and growth within their chosen field. Continuing professional development helps provide you with essential skills that can be beneficial towards your career, especially within the legal sector. In this article we will […]

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Inheritance why’s and why nots

Andrew Carnegie, the Scottish-American industrialist and philanthropist who became one of the richest Americans in history is famous for saying that the man who dies rich, dies disgraced. Carnegie is equally famous for the amount of money he gave away. During the last 18 years of his life, he gave away about $350 million (this […]

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Gain Legal Aid Supervisory Status with the Team Supervisor Diploma

A Team Supervisor’s job role involves managing their team’s performance, ensuring tasks are completed, and motivating their team on a daily basis. To ensure that their team members are effectively contributing towards their department and firm, the Team Supervisor has to have great communication skills, be organised, make important decisions, and be able to delegate […]

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The history of law firm automation

Due to the complex nature of delivering legal services and the plight of ‘information overload’ the sector is renowned for enduring, it is no surprise that lawyers have been looking for ways to automate law firms for many decades. Looking back really helps to put law firm automation into perspective, especially when we see how […]

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Become a paralegal with the Level 3 Paralegal Qualification

Paralegals hold an important role within the legal sector, working alongside other legal professionals within law firms, public sectors, or non-profit organisations. As a paralegal holds a lot of legal responsibility, they must have an understanding of the legal system and hold a form of legal training or qualification. Becoming a paralegal doesn’t always mean […]

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How to become a Police Station Representative with no legal background

If someone is arrested or invited to answer police questions in respect of a criminal matter, they are entitled to free and independent legal advice whilst at the police station. A Police Station Representative is a legal representative who will be responsible for assisting that client when they are being interviewed by police at a […]

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How to know if your pension has been mis-sold

Mis-selling of pension schemes is not uncommon. In fact, the problems are so prevalent that the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has dedicated information on its website to help people understand their rights and avoid being mis-sold again. If you think your pension could have been mis-sold, there are several things you need to know, and […]

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Prenatal paternity testing: when is it useful in family court?

Casey Randall, Head of DNA at AlphaBiolabs, discusses the benefits of prenatal paternity testing for legal proceedings, including when family law professionals might instruct this test, and how it’s performed at the DNA laboratory. A non-invasive prenatal paternity (NIPP) test is the safest option for anyone looking to establish paternity before a baby is born […]

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GDPR vs UK GDPR — what’s the difference?

GDPR, the General Data Protection Regulation, was passed in 2018 as new legislation to protect the use of personal data across the EU and European Economic Area (EEA). While the regulation originally applied to the UK, as of the 1st January 2021, the UK officially left the EU after completing the agreed transition period. Since […]

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Divorce for men

Here at Breakthrough Family Law, we understand divorce can be a treacherous affair for men. Our family solicitors continue to provide tailored services, with men’s divorce, child custody and fathers rights being the focus. In order to provide you with some general knowledge, we have put together the most popular questions we get asked by our […]

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