Legal mental health charity LawCare is asking the legal community to tell ten friends or colleagues about their support service this World Mental Health Day.

The charity, which offers free, confidential, emotional support to anyone working in the law including support staff and law students has supported over 10,000 people in the profession since it began 25 years ago through its helpline, email, online chat and peer support service.  All the staff and volunteers on the support service work in, or have worked in, the legal industry so understand life in the law and all its challenges.

Elizabeth Rimmer, Chief …

DEDICATED - The Legal Secretary Journal October Edition is now available to view online.

Autumn has arrived and we are enjoying seeing the changing of the seasons on the estate. As we enter the final quarter of the year, it is a good time to reflect on all the things we have achieved in our professional lives. It is also beneficial to assess if there is anything that needs attention in our careers and if we are happy with our continuing professional development. This is something which ILSPA actively likes to encourage. Checklists can be a helpful aid in this respect. …

Learn more about how to improve the culture in the law and how to make your legal organisation a happy and healthy place to work

Legal mental health charity LawCare has announced the full line up of speakers for its online conference ‘Building a Better Life in the Law’ which takes place on Wednesday 28th September.

The conference will feature leaders across the profession who are pioneering new ways of working. They will share their experiences of improving the culture in law through an interactive programme of plenaries, panel discussions, workshops and breakout sessions. There are three tracks; Starting out …

DEDICATED - The Legal Secretary Journal September Edition is now available to view online.

We hope you had a wonderful summer. Now that September is upon us, we are looking forward to the new academic year and welcoming the new Students it brings. Good luck to those who have enrolled on our Live Online Classes which start on Wednesday 7 September, as well as our distance learning Students.

This month, our partner, SecsintheCity, had the pleasure of speaking with one of the finalist's of the PA of the Year Awards 2021. In this Q&A, you can find out about …

Winning the Legal PA of the Year Award is the ultimate recognition of your hard work, dedication, and achievements. If you are a Legal PA who goes above and beyond every day, PA of the Year want to hear from you.

Nominations are now open for the 2022 PA of the Year Awards, an annual celebration of the outstanding talent, skills, support, and achievements.

Susanna Tait, PA of the Year Awards judge and Chief Executive of event sponsor Tay Associates, highlights that the aim of the Awards “is to acknowledge the significant contributions that PAs and EAs make to the organisations they …

DEDICATED - The Legal Secretary Journal August Edition is now available to view online.

It is with great pride that ILSPA would like to announce our recent partnership with Cardiff Metropolitan University. The University has developed a new degree programme in Business Law and Management, which has been successfully accredited by ILSPA. Read more about our partnership, and the exciting work that we will be doing together, in this month's lead article. 

This month’s news has meant that we are feeling particularly positive here at ILSPA. We want to spread this positivity by sharing some uplifting and inspiring articles to motivate you …

DEDICATED - The Legal Secretary Journal July Edition is now available to view online.

With the first half of 2022 now behind us, it is the perfect time to reflect on your accomplishments, plan future goals and address where you are in both your professional and personal life.

The midpoint of the year may inspire you to review your career plan and consider whether any changes need to be made to enable you to get to where you want to be. If this sounds like you, then take a look at this month’s new career advice articles. Julie Perrine encourages us …

Humans are hard-wired to connect - we are tribal and social animals. We are biologically programmed to need other humans, and a feeling of belonging and connection drives our happiness. Despite this many of us will know what it’s like to be lonely, especially after living through two years of reduced social interaction.

Loneliness arises from either a lack of social relationships or a lack of close emotional bonds with those we have relationships with. It can occur because we work from home and don’t interact with colleagues often or have the time to pursue a social connection, we live …

DEDICATED - The Legal Secretary Journal June Edition is now available to view online.

It was Mental Health Awareness week during May. ILSPA loved seeing the wealth of informative articles that companies from our sector shared throughout this period. Carrying on from this, we want to highlight some useful resources regarding wellness and mental health. 
 
Firstly, we would like to bring awareness to the fantastic work that LawCare does for the legal profession. LawCare is a mental wellness charity who have been supporting the sector for over 25 years. They promote wellbeing in legal workplaces and also drive culture change in …

The majority of public sector legal professionals would consider moving to a new role that offered more flexible working conditions and better career progression, a new survey has shown.

The results revealed that 70% of solicitors, lawyers and legal executives working in the public sector would move jobs for the prospect of better career progression. In addition to that, nearly half of those polled (45%) feel they are unable to advance in their current role.

The survey also showed that public sector legal staff are increasingly motivated by a desire for flexibility and control over their own hours. …