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Sleepless in the City: do we need a wake-up call?

Posted on 29 May 2018

It's no secret that long working hours are common across the City, but what are the risks for employees (and their employers) of regularly getting fewer than seven hours of sleep?

Small Claims, Big Issues

Posted on 19 June 2007

What lessons can lawyers learn from recent controversy over bank charges?

Max Alexander-Jones - Smart contracts and English law

Posted on 11 January 2022

The phrase ‘smart contract’ evokes futuristic images of autonomous robots conducting agreements with each other.

Charlotte Lear - Smart contracts: a beginner's guide

Posted on 15 April 2022

Welcome to the next topic in this series, where I attempt to make commercial awareness content for non-law students like myself.

Snoopers’ charter: lawyers fight for clients’ rights to privacy

Posted on 20 April 2016

Lawyers and professional bodies across the legal profession have united in opposition to the government’s Investigatory Powers Bill which will put every person in the United Kingdom under surveillance.

Kenza - So you want to be a barrister? Here’s what you need to know

Posted on 12 May 2023

Firstly, I’d like to say congratulations on making this decision. Secondly, are you sure you want to go down this path?

Social housing finance

Social housing finance encompasses the funding of social and affordable housing projects led by government bodies and non-profit organisations.

Matthew Biggerstaff - Social media criminals: What's stopping them?

Posted on 08 June 2023

In May 2023, 18-year-old Bacari-Bronze O’Garro, better known online as ‘Mizzy’, shot to fame after filming himself walking into people’s houses, stealing a woman’s dog, riding a bike around a supermarket and doing similar ‘pranks’.

Social media influencers - when is it acceptable to hashtag?

Posted on 13 August 2019

Why are social media influencers coming under fire and how can we learn from the ruling on Platinum Gaming Ltd t/a Unibet on how to comply with advertising standards?

Social Mobility Business

Posted on 05 April 2023

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Social Mobility Foundation

Posted on 23 March 2023

An ambitiously broad, innovative charity, the

Social Mobility Foundation opens applications for 2014 law programme

Posted on 04 December 2013

The Social Mobility Foundation has opened applications for its 2014 programmes, including law, which provide young people from less privileged backgrounds with free mentoring, skills development, internships and support with university applications.

Social mobility toolkit comes to the legal profession

Posted on 05 March 2012

The legal sector's drive to improve social mobility across its professions stepped up a gear on 2 March 2012, with the launch of the social mobility toolkit.

Social mobility: will my socioeconomic background impact my chance of securing a training contract?

Posted on 15 April 2025

I didn’t go to a selective school, but have good A-levels and my ambition is to be a City lawyer – what does this mean for my chances? What are law firms doing to improve the representation of people from low socioeconomic backgrounds?

Social welfare law training contracts on offer through new Justice First Fellowship Scheme

Posted on 19 August 2014

The Legal Education Foundation has established the Justice First Fellowship Scheme to boost careers in social welfare law; in the first round of recruitment, seven training contracts will be available with host organisations in England and Scotland.

Social Welfare Solicitors Qualification Fund returns for second year in a row

Posted on 11 January 2023

Law firms have raised more than £600,000 to support 65 hopeful social welfare lawyers through the Solicitors Qualifying Exam (SQE).

Social Welfare Solicitors Qualification Fund takes on first SQE cohort

Posted on 13 April 2022

The Social Welfare Solicitors Qualification Fund, which is backed by 18 major law firms, has secured funding for its first cohort of social welfare legal workers to begin their journey to qualifying as solicitors via the Solicitors Qualifying Exam (SQE).

Solicitor apprentices “leading the way” in SQE results, SRA reports

Posted on 14 February 2023

The Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) has revealed that apprentices are achieving top performance levels across the Solicitors Qualifying Exam (SQE), averaging scores that are 8% higher than other candidates on SQE1 and SQE2.

Solicitor apprenticeships rise, according to SRA

Posted on 16 August 2021

The number of solicitor apprenticeships has jumped by 40% in just a year, according to the Solicitors Regulation Authority’s (SRA) report.

Solicitor apprenticeships: North East firms collaborate; Charles Russell Speechlys gets hiring

Posted on 22 December 2016

A group of firms in the North East have teamed up to develop a collaborative approach to promoting legal apprenticeships in schools. Meanwhile, international commercial firm Charles Russell Speechlys has launched its solicitor apprenticeship programme, with two apprentices set to join the firm’s London office in September 2017.