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Open Matters - The Setfords Podcast has been created exclusively for the more than 450 consultant lawyers and the 130 plus team that supports them at Setfords, a UK-based law firm that has reinvented how lawyers work and how legal services are delivered. With a network of lawyers working remotely across the UK - and some further afield in other countries - we wanted to create a new way to share information and stay connected in a 'listen-when-you-want/where-you-want' way. Chatty and informat ...
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Continuing the on-the-road theme of Open Matters, we are in Manchester meeting Setfords lawyers from the North West region. Kicking off, David Miers tells us about his very specialised area of the law. David is one of the few specialists in the country whose practice is solely made up of work related stress claims. His expertise covers stress at wo…
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In September 2023, Setfords signed up to participate in the two Black Lawyers Matter mentoring schemes run by the Stephen James Partnership. To mark the launch of this, Setfords held a roundtable discussion at its Chancery Lane office in London. The event was an opportunity for mentors - Setfords consultant lawyers and employees - to meet their men…
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Senior Consultant Litigation Solicitor Alastair Sinclair gives us an overview of his specialist areas of the law - matrimonial matters and litigation. In particular, we discuss the sensitivities of handling cases where children are involved. As a relative newcomer to Setfords, we also hear how Alastair's onboarding journey has been since he joined …
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Open Matters hits the open road literally in this special edition from Bristol. The Setfords team has been on a regional tour, visiting our consultants where they are based, and listening to feedback and sharing news and updates about the firm. First up in this episode is Charlotte Robins, a Consultant Licensed Conveyancer, who specialises in equit…
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'Fraud markers' can play havoc with people's financial lives if they are wrongly applied, and in extreme cases, some people can lose their jobs, or be refused bank accounts or have existing bank accounts closed with little warning. But what are they, what are they for and what can you do if one of these invisible flags has been attached to you inco…
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In this first ever episode of Open Matters we discuss AI and machine learning and what it could mean to the legal industry and within Setfords. Pearl Moses, Compliance Director at Setfords, and Antony O'Loughlin, Director and Head of Litigation & General Counsel at Setfords, provide contributions on the topic, picking up on an article from The Time…
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Open Matters - The Setfords Podcast... what is it? Welcome to an informal chat about the law, trending legal topics making headlines and life as a consultant lawyer at UK law firm Setfords. The purpose of Open Matters is to help keep our 450+ remote working lawyers connected and up-to-date on what's happening within our law firm, and in the wider l…
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