Twenty law firms and organisations have now been granted alternative business structure status, which allows legal services providers to be owned and/or managed by non-lawyers and operate in conjunction with other services.

The SRA is currently holding a series of focus groups and running an online survey as part of its consultation into whether it should continue to have a minimum rate of pay for trainee solicitors.

The Legal Services Board has backed changes proposed by the Solicitor’s Regulation Authority to require managers of law firms to challenge and report unfair treatment of colleagues.

The SRA has announced an investigation into the role and conduct of solicitors involved in the legal proceedings following the Hillsborough disaster on 15 April 1989, in which 96 football fans were crushed to death.

The Solicitors Regulation Authority has announced the details of its 2013 diversity survey.

The SRA has completed its first year or authorising and regulating alternative business structures.

The Solicitors Regulation Authority is once again considering whether to abolish the minimum annual salary for trainee solicitors.

The SRA is planning to hold a live, one-hour Twitter session on Thursday 19 June, from 1:00pm-2:00pm, in relation to its Training for Tomorrow programme.

Most people do not feel that the justice system works for them, according to new research.

The SRA has published a report on the results of its work-based learning pilot, which began in September 2008.

The Solicitors Regulation Authority has announced that non-practising solicitors will need to pay a £20 charge to stay on the roll from next year. The change will affect around 60,000 non-practising solicitors who are already on the roll.

The Solicitors Regulation Authority has published a report on the possible impact of Brexit on law firms.

The Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) has warned that firms found to be inadequate at taking continuing professional development seriously can expect enforcement action “where necessary”. 

The SRA's annual equality report has this year shown a small improvement in the diversity of its own employees.

The Junior Lawyers Division (JLD) has outlined the serious impact that coronavirus is having on junior lawyers, including Legal Practice Course (LPC) students, solicitor apprentices and trainee solicitors - adding to pressure that has forced the solicitors' regulator to respond.

The SRA began accepting applications from organisations seeking to become alternative business structures yesterday.

A new report from the Solicitors Regulation Authority has revealed the subject areas in which aspiring solicitors have excelled or struggled with in the Solicitors Qualifying Exam assessments.