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Nine Greater Manchester firms create 100 paralegal apprenticeships

Fri, 17 May 2013 00:00:00 GMT

A new skills and training initiative for the legal profession has made over 100 paralegal apprenticeships available across nine law firms in the Greater Manchester area.

London 'open access' law fair date announced

Fri, 17 May 2013 00:00:00 GMT

A consortium of London law schools have announced a one-day 'open access' law fair, designed to bring together law students and graduates from all backgrounds with employers.

Justice secretary to meet lawyers over legal aid fears

Thu, 16 May 2013 00:00:00 GMT

The justice secretary, Chris Grayling, has agreed to meet criminal legal aid lawyers to discuss the government's widely opposed plans for legal aid in person, after pressure to do so by the Law Society.

LawCareers.Net Awards makes it a perfect 10

Thu, 16 May 2013 00:00:00 GMT

The LawCareers.Net Training & Recruitment Awards celebrated their 10th year with over 200 recruiters, partners, trainees and other friends joining the LawCareers.Net team for a chic riverside reception at the Design Museum, Shad Thames.

Chester UoL email advice line set up

Tue, 14 May 2013 00:00:00 GMT

The University of Law in Chester and the Citizens Advice Bureau have launched a free email advice service, in response to the growing number of people seeking free guidance on family-related problems.

CILEx graduates take oath

Mon, 13 May 2013 00:00:00 GMT

The Chartered Institute of Legal Executives recently held its annual graduation ceremony, with new CILEx members celebrating their new status as qualified lawyers.

SRA legal diversity survey announced as chief executive resigns

Fri, 10 May 2013 00:00:00 GMT

The Solicitors Regulation Authority has announced the details of its 2013 diversity survey.

LC.N Awards shortlist announced

Fri, 10 May 2013 00:00:00 GMT

Today we are pleased to bring you details of the firms and individuals who are nominated for the 10th annual LawCareers.Net Training & Recruitment Awards.

Legal advice charity launches ABS

Thu, 09 May 2013 00:00:00 GMT

Leicester-based legal advice charity The Community Advice and Law Service has become the first not-for-profit organisation to establish an alternative business structure.

LC.N survey highlights resource and social media preferences

Tue, 07 May 2013 00:00:00 GMT

LawCareers.Net recently conducted its annual survey of users, attempting to find out how our many thousands of readers use the information that is available to them.

Law Soc's annual stats survey reveals declining numbers

Fri, 03 May 2013 00:00:00 GMT

The Law Society has published its Annual Statistical Report, which seems to suggest that the pressure on practising solicitors is beginning to show.

Reed Smith thinks big on work experience

Fri, 03 May 2013 00:00:00 GMT

Reed Smith has agreed to become the first law firm to place all of its work experience opportunities on www.GoThinkBig.co.uk, an initiative which aims to make thousands of diverse work experience opportunities available to anyone with access to the Internet.

Online find-a-barrister service launched

Thu, 02 May 2013 00:00:00 GMT

A new online find-a-barrister service for businesses and members of the public has been launched.

BPP offers free course if no legal job after graduation

Thu, 02 May 2013 00:00:00 GMT

BPP Law School has announced a new initiative which will mean that if one if its LPC graduates fails to secure a job in the legal sector within six months of graduating, she/he will be allowed to come back to BPP and study for free.

Law firms participate in real estate hybrid internships

Tue, 30 Apr 2013 00:00:00 GMT

Several top law firms have signed up to a London-based hybrid internship scheme that offers the chance to gain a rounded introduction to commercial property.

Baby barristers welcome at new Bar nursery

Fri, 26 Apr 2013 00:00:00 GMT

The Bar Council has launched a central London childcare facility, in recognition of the fact that "many barristers in the current climate with caring responsibilities are feeling under growing pressure".

Co-op pulls out of high street expansion, but launches family law service

Fri, 26 Apr 2013 00:00:00 GMT

The Co-operative Group has pulled out of a £750 million deal to buy 632 high street branches from the Lloyds Banking Group.

Olympic medallist sets gold standard for London Legal Walk

Thu, 25 Apr 2013 00:00:00 GMT

Olympic rowing gold medallist Katherine Grainger CBE will be joining 6,000 members of the legal profession for next month’s London Legal Walk to raise money for the free legal advice sector.

Students from The City Law School win Commonwealth moot

Tue, 23 Apr 2013 00:00:00 GMT

Two BPTC students from The City Law School have won the 13th international Commonwealth Student Moot, which marks the first victory in the competition for a team from the United Kingdom in 10 years.

ABS round-up: what’s the latest?

Tue, 23 Apr 2013 00:00:00 GMT

The world of alternative business structures continues to buzz with new licences granted and discussion on regulation

Gender pay gap widens for highest earning lawyers

Fri, 19 Apr 2013 00:00:00 GMT

The gender pay gap has widened, with female lawyers earning roughly a third less than their male colleagues, a Law Society study of 2012 pay levels has revealed.

NLS work-based-learning pilot delivers "heroes"

Fri, 19 Apr 2013 00:00:00 GMT

A long-running pilot scheme trialling a new way for students to qualify as solicitors has come to a close at Nottingham Law School.

University of Law team wins DAC Beachcroft Mooting Shield

Thu, 18 Apr 2013 00:00:00 GMT

A team from the University of Law's Manchester centre has won the fourth annual DAC Beachcroft Mooting Shield.

Students from The City Law School moot in Cape Town

Tue, 16 Apr 2013 00:00:00 GMT

Two BPTC students from The City Law School have flown to South Africa to represent the United Kingdom in a disconcertingly timely Commonwealth Student Moot on the legality of nuclear programmes.

WFW offers trainees £5K to defer

Fri, 12 Apr 2013 00:00:00 GMT

Watson Farley & Williams has asked its September 2013 trainee intake to consider deferring their training contracts for a year, sweetening the deal with an offer of £5,000 for those who decide to do so.

Not-for-profits may charge for advice in post-LASPO world

Fri, 12 Apr 2013 00:00:00 GMT

A study conducted by a researcher at University of Warwick Centre for Human Rights has revealed that nearly 20% of not-for-profit legal advice centres are planning to charge for their services, as a response to the recent legal aid cuts.

Legal profession opposes further legal aid cuts

Thu, 11 Apr 2013 00:00:00 GMT

The government is in consultations to cut a further £220 million from criminal legal aid despite widespread opposition across the legal profession.

LETR may come to nothing, warns University of Law chief

Thu, 11 Apr 2013 00:00:00 GMT

The Legal Education and Training Review could be outdated before it is published, University of Law chief executive Nigel Savage has warned.

LSB approves CILEx's new work-based qualifying requirements

Tue, 09 Apr 2013 00:00:00 GMT

The Legal Services Board has approved proposals to change the qualifying employment requirements to become a chartered legal executive to a new way of work-based learning.

Hackney law centre launches form-filling service

Mon, 08 Apr 2013 00:00:00 GMT

The Hackney Community Law Centre has launched a new service, in conjunction with students and staff from BPP Law School, to help people fill out their disability living allowance and employment support allowance forms.

Co-op enjoys rise in turnover

Fri, 05 Apr 2013 00:00:00 GMT

Co-operative Legal Services has announced strong revenue growth for 2012.

UoL announces two-year international practice degree

Fri, 05 Apr 2013 00:00:00 GMT

The University of Law will launch a two-year specialist undergraduate law degree in international legal practice in 2014, the first of this kind of accelerated LLB in the United Kingdom.

BSB and top QC defend cab rank rule from LSB criticism

Thu, 04 Apr 2013 00:00:00 GMT

A report commissioned by the Bar Standards Board has concluded that access to justice would be damaged if the Bar's 'cab rank' rule is abolished.

Speechly Bircham and Withers discuss potential merger

Tue, 02 Apr 2013 00:00:00 GMT

Speechly Bircham and Withers are in discussions to merge.

LSB chair flags up possibility of single regulator

Tue, 02 Apr 2013 00:00:00 GMT

The chairman of the Legal Services Board, David Edmonds, has indicated that a single regulator for solicitors and barristers could be created in the not-too-distant future.

CILEx applies for right to grant independent practice rights

Thu, 28 Mar 2013 00:00:00 GMT

The Chartered Institute of Legal Executives has applied for the right to grant independent practice rights in litigation, advocacy, immigration, probate and conveyancing to chartered legal executives.

LC.N survey winner receives £1K boost

Thu, 28 Mar 2013 00:00:00 GMT

LawCareers.Net's annual reader survey has left one aspiring solicitor £1,000 richer.

Three firms recognised for work experience schemes

Wed, 27 Mar 2013 00:00:00 GMT

Nabarro LLP, Simmons & Simmons and Slater & Gordon have been singled out for praise at the National Council for Work Experience Awards 2013, marking them out as some of the UK's best internship providers.

Students shine at LawWorks pro bono awards

Tue, 26 Mar 2013 00:00:00 GMT

The attorney general, Dominic Grieve QC MP, once again hosted the annual LawWorks & Attorney General Student Pro Bono Awards at the House of Commons.

Justice secretary promotes UK City law

Fri, 22 Mar 2013 00:00:00 GMT

Justice secretary Chris Grayling has lauded the UK legal profession and the value of City law firms to the country's economy.

Top QC argues against limit on BPTC places

Thu, 21 Mar 2013 00:00:00 GMT

Prominent barrister Michael Mansfield QC has argued against imposing a limit on the number of Bar Professional Training Course places.

Apprenticeship opportunities continue to rise

Thu, 21 Mar 2013 00:00:00 GMT

The London Borough of Hillingdon has appointed four school leavers as legal assistant apprentices in its legal services department.

University of Law to run LPC at Oxford Brooks

Tue, 19 Mar 2013 00:00:00 GMT

The University of Law has agreed to take over the Legal Practice Course at Oxford Brookes University for 2013-14, following Oxford Brookes' controversial decision to end its LPC programme at the end of this academic year.

We need you (lawyers)!

Mon, 18 Mar 2013 00:00:00 GMT

The Territorial Army is actively recruiting lawyers via a just-launched TV ad campaign.

Course providers raise BPTC prices

Fri, 15 Mar 2013 00:00:00 GMT

The cost of taking the Bar Professional Training Course has been increased by almost every course provider this year.

Legal aid cuts will undermine rule of law, says Neuberger

Fri, 15 Mar 2013 00:00:00 GMT

Lord Neuberger, president of the UK Supreme Court, has said in an interview with the BBC that legal aid cuts could make people feel they cannot access justice and then "take the law into their own hands".

BPP announces BPTC scholarships

Thu, 14 Mar 2013 00:00:00 GMT

BPP Law School has announced the introduction of £84,000 worth of scholarships and pupillage support for its Bar Professional Training Course programmes taught at its London, Leeds and Manchester centres

Higher Apprenticeship in Legal Services launched

Tue, 12 Mar 2013 00:00:00 GMT

The new Level Four Higher Apprenticeship in Legal Services is now open for registration.

Female QC applicants fall by a third

Fri, 08 Mar 2013 00:00:00 GMT

The number of applications for Queen's Counsel status submitted by female barristers has dropped by a third this year.

Oxford Brookes decides to terminate LPC

Fri, 08 Mar 2013 00:00:00 GMT

Oxford Brookes University announced earlier this week that it intends to stop offering the LPC in summer this year.