Whether you want to know about your rights at work, problems with employees, or indeed any other legal issue Mayo Wynne Baxter’s blog is packed with useful insights. More than 50 legal advisers write for this blog with experts in just about every area of law, with the exception of crime. [...]
Routes into the legal profession – it ain’t easy By Martin Williams, Head of Employment at Mayo Wynne Baxter Anyone afraid of hard work should look away now. Those prepared to graft but wondering about the cost of qualifying, keep reading. There are three basic routes to being a legal adviser. You can be [...]
The legal profession is a crowded business. There have never been so many qualified lawyers. And yet the number of solicitor firms is set to tumble as they face increased competition from organisations such as Co-op Legal Services. This is a new challenge brought about by a change in the law which allows for law firms to [...]
Anyone interested in a legal career should check out the Junior Lawyers Division. This Sussex-based networking group offers opportunities to meet solicitors, paralegals, legal executives and trainees through social events and seminars. Membership is FREE and many members are still studying so it’s all about supporting each other on the path to an exciting career [...]
A half day seminar for all business managers and HR professionals having to deal with the use of social media in recruitment, keeping up to date with changes in employment law, apprenticeships and other topics. If you are interested in hearing more about this event which in being planned for February 2013, please email us at info@gatwickdiamondjobs.com
Four solicitors at Sussex firm Mayo Wynne Baxter have appeared in the world’s leading ranking system for lawyers. Independent professional journal Chambers awarded expert listings to legal advisors in agricultural law, dispute resolution, clinical negligence and travel. Led by former nurse Melanie Minter, Mayo Wynne Baxter’s clinical negligence department was the only firm in the [...]
The outstanding achievements of the legal profession were celebrated by the Law Society at a prestigious black tie ceremony in London the other night (18th October 2012). Around 600 people from the legal profession attended a presentation ceremony at Old Billingsgate which was hosted by the President of the Law Society Lucy Scott-Moncrieff and BBC [...]
Article supplied by Mayo Wynne Baxter. In a flurry of announcements on 14 September 2012 Vince Cable produced a string of new initiatives which he claims will make it easier to hire staff while protecting basic labour rights. However, the concentration of the proposed reforms is not on the start of the employment relationship but [...]
Mayo Wynne Baxter has been short listed by the judges of the Law Society’s Excellence Awards in the highly coveted category of Client Service. The winners will be announced by BBC broadcaster Mishal Husain at a black-tie dinner and presentation ceremony, which will take place on October 18th at Old Billingsgate, London. The Excellence Awards [...]
The government has made it clear that it is committed to deterring employers who do not pay at least the National Minimum Wage (NMW). At the beginning of 2011 a scheme came into place whereby those who flout the minimum wage law could be named. HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) already issue press releases where [...]