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The Professional Paralegal Register is looking for a new Chair of the Register Regulatory Committee

The Professional Paralegal Register (‘PPR’) is a voluntary regulatory scheme for paralegals. We are recruiting a new Chair to the Register Regulatory Committee (‘RRC’ or the ‘Committee’) to take forward the expansion of the PPR under the umbrella of the Chartered Institute of Legal Executives (‘CILEX’). CILEX acquired the PPR in January 2023. We are looking to appoint a new ...

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Celebrate your success - enter the National Paralegal Awards 2023 now!

Don’t miss the chance to save for each entry with our Early Bird offer – simply complete the register to enter and pay form by end midnight on Monday 8 May 2023. ENTER TODAY! WHY ENTER? The National Paralegal Awards looks to promote the amazing work of paralegals and the companies that employ them and champions the vital efforts they ...

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The CILEX Foundation – removing barriers to accessing a career in Law

The CILEX Foundation charity – the chosen charity for this year’s National Paralegal Awards - provide opportunities to access legal education, by making Scholarship and Bursary awards to aspiring legal stars. With the launch of their 2023 Scholarship programme in May, could you or your colleagues be eligible for academic funding this year? During the summer, applicants who wish to ...

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The search is on to find the Best Paralegals of 2023

Following the overwhelming success of last years' awards, The National Paralegal Awards are back, and the search is on to find the Best Paralegals in the UK and businesses that support the industry. This year there are 19 categories comprising of 14 awards for individuals including Best Civil Litigation Paralegal, Best Patent Paralegal, Probate Researcher of the Year, Will Writer ...

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The 2023 TotallyLegal Salary Survey: Benchmark Your Salary

TotallyLegal; the UK’s leading specialist legal job site for lawyers and legal professionals, is turning to you, our trusted audience and partners to contribute to our 2023 salary survey. Following a year of uncertainty and continued resilience to innumerable economic challenges, TotallyLegal strives to investigate and understand the 2023 legal employment market. Building on findings from previous TotallyLegal audience insight surveys, we’ll determine ...

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CILEX acquires Institute of Paralegals

CILEX (the Chartered Institute of Legal Executives) has strengthened its position as the body that champions specialist legal professionals by acquiring the Institute of Paralegals (IoP) and its Professional Paralegal Register (PPR). IoP chief executive Rita Leat, who is also managing director of the PPR, will work with CILEX as a special adviser during 2023 to advise on the transition ...

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PARALEGAL ROLE OPPORTUNITY

SENIOR TAX PROFESSIONAL/EX-HMRC TAX INSPECTOR Job Specification A boutique Tax practice in Canterbury is looking for a tax professional to join their ever-expanding team. The ideal candidate will preferably be an ex HMRC employee or a legal professional with a wealth of tax experience. Ideally we would love a junior barrister type level who can provide tax advice, however we ...

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PAYING TOO MUCH FOR ARCHIVE STORAGE, SHREDDING AND SCANNING……?

There is an adage “You get what you pay for!” and it is a saying as old as time. But in these austere times there are possible exceptions to the sentence above.  Sometimes you can be paying over the odds for very standard services and not receiving value for money.  It can happen that a contract or agreement seems correct, ...