How can businesses protect themselves from the potentially disastrous effects of a cyber attack?

LCN talks to Mark Deem, commercial litigation and TMT partner at Cooley, about the big issues in his practice - cyber security and big data.

Why is cyber security grabbing the headlines and what does it mean for businesses?

When does a cyber-attack become an act of war?

What are the implications of cyber-attacks for businesses and what can they do to prepare?

DAC Beachcroft is expanding its apprenticeship programme by recruiting two new legal apprentices into its real estate team.

Legal apprenticeship specialist Damar Training and legal education provider BARBRI have announced a new technology partnership that embeds BARBRI’s learning technology into Damar’s solicitor apprenticeship programmes.  

For the first time in history, the most senior judge in England and Wales will be a woman.  

A pupil barrister has won first prize in the Bar Council’s essay competition with a damning dissection of the legality of the UK government’s use of drones to kill people.

December 2022 will mark the centenary of the first woman to be admitted to the Law Society as a solicitor. Serious efforts are being made to redress the balance, but law firms continue to be held back by the traditional partnership structure and a working culture that’s stuck in the past. So what needs to change?

Our latest report, World in Motion: why the legal profession cannot stand still highlights the importance young lawyers place on their workplaces having a purpose beyond profitability.

CEO of Obelisk Support and founder of The First 100 Years and Next 100 Years campaigns Dana Denis-Smith has been recognised in the New Year’s Honours List for her services to women in law. 

Why is EU data protection law back in the spotlight?

What steps should UK businesses take to ensure compliance with data protection regulations post-Brexit?

Your commercial awareness skills will be assessed at each stage of the application process. Not only is it important to be aware of the news and events that are directly impacting the firm you’re applying to, its clients and practice areas; you should also be considering the wider impact on the legal and business worlds. For now, read this week’s commercial news round-up below.

The first set of dates for sittings of the Solicitors Qualifying Exam (SQE) have been announced.

David Gauke has become the sixth MP to take up the role of justice secretary in as many years, replacing David Lidington after just six months as part of Prime Minister Theresa May’s latest cabinet reshuffle. 

Tottenham MP David Lammy has criticised members of the government for wrongly insisting that a lack of diversity among judges is due to a shortage of suitable black and minority ethnic (BAME) candidates.