When I completed my LLB in 2020, I thought that it would either lead me to practise law as a solicitor or simply be better equipped in my well-established and ‘traditional’ career path within insurance.

This article will analyse the implications of access to justice and the role of legal aid through the PESTLE framework. I believe this issue is a great way to explore the interaction between public policy and the practical realities of the justice system and legal practice.

Digital technologies pervade every aspect of our lives. From social media to critical government infrastructure, cybersecurity is of increasingly great concern for individuals, corporations and nations. Cybersecurity threats are complex and adaptive, requiring a holistic approach to understand, mitigate and remediate.

The defamation lawsuit between Johnny Depp and Amber Heard provided a much-needed insight into the US courtroom.

I was in your position once, and it’s daunting. I didn’t have a clue what a law firm career would be like or whether I’d be suited to it or it to me. I didn’t realise that what I’d learned in my law degree, at law school or even training at a law firm wouldn’t equip me with some of the skills that mattered most to surviving and thriving in such a complex, opaque and demanding world.

Everyone is on hand to inspire you. Though a legal career requires hard work and long hours, with an exciting level of responsibility and supportive network around you, you can really accelerative your development at Jones Day.

Luke Gueli is an associate in the corporate team at Jones Day. In this interview, Luke outlines how the firm’s non-rotational training system works, the international work Jones Day is involved in and his role as a trainee and a newly qualified associate advising multi-national corporations on corporate transactions.  

International law firm Jones Day has revealed that it is retaining 100% of its qualifying trainees for a second year running.

Flexibility and support. The non-rotational training system encourages close working relationships and a collegiate atmosphere throughout the London office. There’s really no need to compete.

On 1 and 2 November 2023, world and market leaders gathered in the historic Bletchley Park, home of the code-breaking heroes of the Second World War, to discuss a new existential threat.

What is the Financial List and what does the first judgment from it tell us about its operation?

What's the SQE? What do you need to know? How will it impact your route to qualifying?

Stress and long hours have long been considered part and parcel of a legal career. Junior lawyers in particular find themselves under immense pressure as they navigate the transition from academic study to the realities of practice.

Approximately 75% of junior lawyers have said they wouldn’t join a firm “whose values didn’t match with their own, even if they were offering more money”, a recent survey published by Obelisk Support reveals.  

What is the Bribery Act 2010 and what impact will it have?

Hear from Aurelija Grubytė, an associate in the antitrust, competition and trade regulation team at K&L Gates, about her route to qualification. 

From September 2012, all of Farrer & Co's future trainees will receive their training at Kaplan Law School.

Kaplan Law School and Field Fisher Waterhouse have joined together to launch a scheme that will help students from under-represented backgrounds get ahead.

In 2005 the New Oxford American Dictionary chose the word ‘podcast’ as its word of the year. Clearly enough people had begun creating, listening to and sharing audio content in this format for the word ‘podcast’ to secure this accolade. Nearly 20 years later and, for many, podcasts are a daily part of our lives, with topics ranging from true crime and comedy to influencers and celebrities simply sitting in front of microphones and chatting.

What is being done about the problems regarding electricity supply/demand in the United Kingdom?