I want to qualify as a solicitor in Ireland, which law firms should I target?

What is in store for restructuring and insolvency lawyers in 2021?

As the legal industry pay war continues, DWF Group Plc CEO Sir Nigel Knowles has warned City firms that massive pay packages “is only a sticking plaster” and is “not a sincere, sustainable or healthy solution” for attracting and retaining talent. 

Three more firms have published their retention rates, confirming how many of their spring 2014 qualifiers have been offered newly qualified roles.

Tax barristers litigate and advise in a wide variety of matters and disputes in which tax issues arise.

Has the tide begun to turn on offshoring?

Following the government’s pledge to end the cross-examination of domestic abuse victims by their perpetrators in court, a long-overdue and ‘enhanced’ version of the Domestic Abuse Bill recently returned to Parliament.

Aspiring lawyers have many decisions to make over the course of their journey into the profession, including where to train and the types of firm to apply to. Discover the benefits to training in a niche firm like Bolt Burdon Kemp LLP in this LCN Says.

The impact of the pandemic on how we view and think about work has proven to be long lasting. In the legal sector, MLA’s recent generation Z (gen Z) survey revealed that 69% of gen Z lawyers believed that the pandemic influenced what they value in an employer.

According to a report in theLaw Gazette, former Bar chairman Nick Green QC has claimed that the rise in paralegals is bringing down the cost of legal advice, as clients realise that paralegals can do many of the same tasks as solicitors and barristers for a fraction of the cost.

What role have litigation lawyers played in recent headline-making market movements involving big tech in the US and could similar claims arise in the UK?

There has been much in the press recently about the rise of China as an economy. What does this mean for commercial law firms and their clients?

What are the implications of an increase in litigation funding and what do investors need to consider?

How’s law evolving to service the rapidly growing social media influencer profession?

What do rising insolvencies mean for the construction industry and the lawyers it instructs?

How is risk managed in M&A transactions?

Having worked in legal education and training for many years, and starting my career as a non-law graduate, I can confidently say that non-law graduates bring a wealth of valuable, transferable skills that law firms actively seek.

Does artificial intelligence pose an existential threat to the upper echelons of the legal profession?

How are robotics and automation fated for the retail industry?

The House of Lords constitution committee has launched an inquiry into the centuries-old office of lord chancellor, asking whether it is sufficiently independent of government and whether it should be held by a lawyer.