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A new planning and public law mentoring scheme for underrepresented racial and ethnic groups at the Bar was launched this week.
Leading national firm Penningtons Manches and shipping specialist Thomas Cooper have agreed to merge, the firms have announced.
Future lawyers with a taste for insurance law should take note: a major new force in the specialist insurance law sector is coming on the scene after a merger between two insurance heavyweights.
Trainee recruitment has been indefinitely postponed at both Beachcroft and Davies Arnold Cooper in preparation for the merger of the two firms on 31 October.
Small and medium-sized firms are increasingly turning to mergers as a way of coping with a lack of growth, research has suggested.
The legal industry is bearing witness to a string of mergers taking place this winter as law firms expand their strength and reach ahead of the new year.
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Metro Bank has launched a professional studies loan scheme for postgraduate students, available initially only to students at the University of Law.
Metro Bank has become one of the first in-house legal teams in the financial services sector to support aspiring solicitors through the Solicitors Qualifying Examination on their way to qualification.
Find out about Michelmores’ application and recruitment processes, the firm’s D&I strategy, frequent application mistakes and how to discuss non-legal work experience as Georgie shares her advice for candidates.
The Law Society’s financial benchmarking survey for 2016 recorded income rises and strong profit margins for mid-sized UK law firms, in what is encouraging news for the sector.
Mid-tier law firms Simmons & Simmons LLP, RPC and Shoosmiths have launched new policies to reward lawyers for billing higher hours, with bonuses of up to 40% of base salary on offer.
In 2024, Middle Temple awarded scholarships worth around £1.4 million, with more than £1.2 million of that going to Bar course students and £211,750 to GDL students.
A midlands firm, Talbots Law, has recruited nearly 100 staff to expand its business.
We took home the trophy for the 'Best Law Society for Commercial Awareness' award. This award particularly stands out to us, as commercial awareness often seems to be a buzzword for students and presents a large barrier for those who have never had experience or insight into the commercial world!
