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Leading solicitors’ firm Leigh Day is advertising for black applicants to apply for solicitor apprenticeship vacancies, as part of a move to address an imbalance of “many fewer Afro-Caribbean and African qualified staff than we ought to have for our geographical area”.
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As my Legal Practice Course draws to a close, I thought now would be the perfect time to reflect back on my experience and consider what I wish I knew earlier.
John Wick – arguably the best action movie series of recent times, but, did you know that there are points that aspiring lawyers can take away from it? Just not the over-the-top violence, obviously!
It might surprise you to know that there are plenty of lessons we can take from popular movies, whether for work or life. It turns out that not only do they entertain us, and provide good escapism, but some can offer excellent lessons if we look closely enough.
Harvey Specter is a fictional corporate lawyer from US TV-series Suits. Although the show is designed for entertainment, we can still implement some of Harvey’s qualities to help with our careers in the real world.
The Legal Education and Training Review could be outdated before it is published, University of Law chief executive Nigel Savage has warned.
After two years of research, punctuated by anticipation the Legal Education and Training Review research report has been published today, broadly stating that while the current system is not "fundamentally broken", there is room for improvement.
As part of the 50th anniversary celebration of the London branch of the Chartered Institute of Legal Executives, President Nick Hanning called for the legal professions to work together to implement the recommendations of the Legal Education and Training Review.
Universities and law schools must provide more and better information to aspiring lawyers before charging expensive course fees, the Law Society has insisted in response to the findings of the Legal Education and Training Review.
The Legal Education and Training Report (LETR), which was published today, makes 26 key recommendations.
The SRA has responded to the publication of the LETR, stating that the report would provide a starting point from which to consider a series of radical reforms.
Wiltshire-based firms Withy King and Lemon & Co have confirmed that they are to merge on 30 June 2014.
