Posts Categorized: Legal Services

Women Lawyers Leaving Profession In Record Numbers

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Susan Smith Blakely, 25-year veteran of the law, provides some startling statistics in her book, “Best Friends at the Bar: What Women Need to Know about a Career in the Law.”(https://www.bestfriendsatthebar.com). Did you know that: 46% of women lawyers in America leave the profession mid-career and do not return to practice 76% of women law… Read more »

Finders offer innovative solutions for Bona Vacantia Estates

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Solicitors are often faced with a tricky dilemma when someone dies with no known next of kin. Where searches by professional probate genealogists uncover previously unheard of relatives, this could complicate matters further. Upon referral to the Treasury Solicitor’s Bona Vacantia division, where it is a Bono Vacantia estate, it is more often than not… Read more »