For those of you who are about to start your first year, I am probably making the understatement of the century when I say that going to university is immensely different from going to school. Stress is inevitable.

While there have been points where time seems tight, I’ve managed to keep up some semblance of a healthy schedule, balancing my studies with going to the gym, pursuing hobbies, socialising and part-time work. Here are some ways I balance my time and responsibilities.

Students on Manchester Metropolitan University's BTPC course and police trainees recently took part in a full-scale mock trial, offering both sets of aspiring professionals the taste of their career future.

Manchester Law School, part of Manchester Metropolitan University, has accepted the first students onto its alternative training route.

With one on-campus centre and a second based in The Settlement, East Manchester, this initiative provides free and confidential legal advice to members of the public during teaching semesters.

Research from The University of Law has found that Manchester is the top location for hybrid and remote roles in the legal profession, with London and Birmingham coming in second and third. 

An app has been developed by law students at Manchester University that allows users to find help when legal advice centres are closed.

Mediation is an alternative means of settling disputes. It’s used in many different areas of law but the family law sector is of particular interest to me.

Based in Leeds, this project helps find legal assistance for those seeking asylum.

Several firms have agreed to provide new homes for as many of Dewey & LeBoeuf's current and future trainees as possible, following the US firm's much-publicised collapse - though the number of trainees without new firms remains unknown.

In the wake of recent discussion over whether to implement aptitude tests for postgraduate law courses, the chair of the Bar Standards Board Baroness Deech has said that many who take the BPTC are "wasting their money" because they are "not up to it".

All you need to know about life as a Maple Teesdale trainee!

Economists’ ideal market – known as ‘perfect competition’ – would operate something like a large town square full of fruit and vegetable stalls. Prices would be clearly visible to consumers and one stall’s products would be very similar to the next, making it unlikely that one seller would set a higher price than their neighbour.

What is the difference between the financial markets of the London Stock Exchange?

The war in Syria is rightly at the centre of the news, including the business pages. Oil prices have risen to a three-year high, while stocks have fallen across the world’s markets in response to the escalating tensions between the United States and Russia as they conduct proxy war in the devastated country. It’s a stark illustration that following the business world to build your commercial awareness also requires understanding current affairs. Here are some of the other main developments in the commercial sector this week.