According to recent research into Twitter use by the top 50 UK law firms, those that have corporate accounts but fail to use them effectively could be "damaging their brand".

International law firm Reed Smith has joined forces with BPP Law School to launch a bespoke MA qualification, to be piloted in September 2012, which integrates the LPC with business learning.

The University of Exeter and international law firm Reed Smith have combined forces to create a new four-year LLB degree that will incorporate a year-long placement at Reed Smith’s London office.

Reed Smith and Queen Mary, University of London have launched a ‘law degree and apprenticeship’ qualification, which combines a LLB with a year-long placement at Reed Smith.

Global law firm Reed Smith has launched a new programme, Wellness Works, to support the wellbeing of its employees. 

Ravi Pattani, partner at Reed Smith, explains what makes a successful application, the work of a corporate lawyer and how sector agnostics his matters are, and his advice for budding solicitors.  

Reed Smith has announced its move to a strengths-based assessment of its would-be trainees and vacation scheme students, becoming the first law firm to do so.

Reed Smith has agreed to become the first law firm to place all of its work experience opportunities on www.GoThinkBig.co.uk, an initiative which aims to make thousands of diverse work experience opportunities available to anyone with access to the Internet.

In September, I wrote a blog detailing my expectations for the third year of my undergraduate law degree.  As I’m returning to university tomorrow, I thought it’d be beneficial to see how my expectations lived up to reality and outline my updated expectations for the second half of the year. 

What has happened to the Office of Fair Trading and what is the Competition and Markets Authority?

According to Bar Council statistics, just under half of practising barristers in England and Wales are located outside London. On LawCareers.Net, we have almost 200 chambers offering pupillage and a significant number are outside London.

The one-day London Law Fair - billed as an "open-access" fair - has opened for registration to all those who are interested in meeting "a range of organisations which are leading employers [and discovering] what they are looking for".

The Remedies Directive (2007/66/EC): what are the options open to contractors for a contract awarded in breach of the rules and how can the contracting authority mitigate its risks?

Sale or fail? How does regulation influence discounts and pricing during Black Friday and post-Christmas sale?

What will the repeal of the Property Misdescriptions Act 1991 mean for property professionals?

The Bar Council, Chartered Institute of Legal Executives and the Law Society have issued guidelines to lawyers on how best to cope with the increasing number of people who represent themselves in court.

Whether it is EU-originated, domestic or a self-imposed industry code of conduct, regulation affects all aspects of civil life and commercial activity.

We were overjoyed to be nominated for the one award that we all had our eyes on – ‘Best society for mooting’. Receiving news of the nomination, alongside the unexpected addition of a nomination for ‘Best law society president’, rendered me incapable of wiping the cheesiest smile off my face – I was practically glowing with pride for our society.

Civil court users have described remote hearings taking place during the pandemic as “fragmented” and called for improvements.