Solicitors Journal
Solicitors Journal is a monthly legal journal published in the United Kingdom by the International In-house Counsel Journal, Cambridge. It was established in 1856 and covers "practical and independent updates and analysis about the latest developments affecting the legal profession." The magazine has its headquarters in Cambridge. History. The Solicitors Journal replaced the "Legal Observer and Solicitors Journal", also known as the "Legal Observer" (1830–1856). The "Weekly Reporter" (1853–1906) merged into the Solicitors Journal. The Weekly Reporter's common law editor from 1862 to 1866 was Standish Grove Grady. The journal was published weekly until September 2017 , when it was closed by its then owner, Wilmington plc. It was previously published by Longman Group UK Ltd. Publication resumed in January 2019 as a monthly magazine, by International In-house Counsel Journal Limited, based in Cambridge and King's Lynn. Editors included William Shaen, Alexander Edward Miller, William Mitchell Fawcett (from 1872 to 1912), John Mason Lightwood (1912 to 1925), David Hughes Parry (1925 to 1928), John Robert Perceval-Maxwell (1928 to 1929), Thomas Cunliffe (1929 to 1948), John Passmore Widgery (1948 to 1955), Philip Asterley Jones (1956 to 1968), Neville David Vandyk (1968 to 1988), Julian Harris  and Marie Staunton (1990 to 1997). Citing. The Solicitors Journal publishes law reports. For the purposes of citation, its name may be abbreviated to "SJ" or "Sol Jo", while "Solicitors' Journal and Reporter" may be abbreviated to "Sol J & R".