Lawyers on Demand (LOD) has launched a unique Solicitors Qualifying Exam (SQE) training programme designed to develop the skills required for in-house legal work and broaden access to the profession. 

Magic circle firm Linklaters has launched an ‘online internship’ inviting students to test how they get on with the types of work experienced by real-life vacation scheme candidates.

DWF has announced its intention to buy Manchester firm Cobbetts, which revealed earlier in the week that it had filed for administration, and was looking to sell the business "due to difficult trading conditions in the professional services sector". KPMG have been named as administrators.

The number of firms taking on legal apprentices continues to increase steadily, with Withers LLP and Hill Dickinson both confirming schemes for school leavers.

Staff turnover is costing the legal sector £805 million per year, or nearly £40,000 per employee, according to new research commissioned by income protection specialists, Unum.

Rabin Kok explains the importance of mini-pupillages for aspiring barristers, outlines the type of work he gets involved with at South Square and offers advice for those interested in a career at the Bar in this Meet the Lawyer interview. 

The Kent Law Campaign is raising money to help fund a new building for the Kent Law Clinic.

More than three quarters of candidates who took the SQE2 in April passed.

The unthinkable happened this week; KFC ran out of chicken! With the doors of most of its branches firmly shut, thousands of disgruntled consumers had to take their fried poultry habits elsewhere. 

Pre-eminent pro bono organisation LawWorks is currently accepting nominations for its annual LawWorks & Attorney General Student Awards 2013

The Inns of Court Pupillage Matched Funding Scheme will create 30 pupillages for aspiring barristers, with 15 pupils due to start in both 2014 and 2015.

Klarna’s losses have doubled as more customers struggle to repay loans, while Nike is hiking prices amid tariff tensions. Meanwhile, Fortnite has made a dramatic return to the iPhone App Store after a year-long legal feud with Apple and WeightWatchers is pivoting to weight-loss injections following a major financial shake-up. Read on for a summary of this week’s commercial story picks!

The number of pupillage positions on offer in 2022/23 hit a new record, exceeding pre-pandemic levels, according to the Bar Council’s new Pupillage Gateway report published last week. 

Most trainee-hiring law firms run work experience schemes and events specifically for first-year students. So, if you’re seriously considering becoming a solicitor, you’ll be doing yourself a big favour by making sure you attend one or two during your first year at university. Use this list of firms offering opportunities to first-year students to get you started!

Merchant Taylor’s Hall in the City of London crackled with excitement on 18 May as representatives from over 60 top law firms convened to find out who would be the winners of the prestigious LawCareers.Net Training & Recruitment Awards 2017.

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