Overview

Mistakes happen — even in the most meticulous legal practices. What matters is how you respond. This ground breaking guide fills a critical gap in the risk and compliance space by focusing on what to do after an error occurs. Practical, reassuring, and designed for lawyers at every stage—from trainees to senior partners and in-house counsel — it offers clear strategies for admitting, rectifying, and learning from mistakes with confidence. Key Features and Benefits: Practical strategies for acknowledging, addressing, and learning from mistakes. Guidance on legal, ethical, and professional dimensions of errors. Action points for immediate response and long-term improvement. Can be applied reactively (after mistakes) and proactively (as part of risk management). Supports HR, Learning & Development, and mental health initiatives to build a culture of openness and resilience. Addresses regulatory scrutiny and client expectations in today’s legal marketplace. Packed with real-life examples, ethical insights, and actionable steps, it equips legal professionals to protect clients, careers, and reputations while fostering a culture of transparency and resilience. In a profession built on trust, this is the essential resource for turning setbacks into opportunities for growth.

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Author:   Pearl Moses
Publisher:   The Law Society
Imprint:   The Law Society
ISBN:  

9781784462895

ISBN 10:   1784462896
Pages:   256
Publication Date:   31 March 2026
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Forthcoming
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Table of Contents

The importance of owning up to mistakes Mistakes defined  The regulatory context  Legal ethics: back to the future – Paul Bennett  Legal ethics: the primacy of the ethical conversation  Understanding mistakes  Admitting mistakes (the art of the apology)  Addressing trainees, juniors and paralegals  Owning up – the culture of honesty in firms – Kayleigh Smalle  Mistakes in the era of social media & the selfie! – Catherine Prosser  Management and leadership  General counsel or managing partner: when lightning strikes – Paul Bennett  Supervision and culture   To err is human from a blame culture to a just culture – Lucinda Soon  Wellbeing and mental health   Mistakes aren’t the problem – Elizabeth Rimmer  A mental health first aider’s perspective – Grigoria Gkolfinou  Beyond avoidance - practical steps for handling mistakes in legal practice – Lade Hephzibah Olugbemi  From blame to ethical recovery: leadership, technology, and culture in the legal profession  - Dr Kion Ahadi  Rectifying mistakes  Learning from mistakes : getting to the root cause – Lucy Ellacott  Preventing future mistakes  Navigating accountability challenges faced by diverse and ethnic minority lawyers  The potential for mistakes and errors caused by AI in the legal sector  Mangoes to mining: mistakes make stories that stick – Kim Horstmanshof  Rising in discomfort – I Stephanie Boyce  Conclusion Resources. 

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