Law firms in London are experiencing a shift in attitudes and hiring trends as generation Z (gen Z), born between 1995 and 2012, enters the workforce.

Injury law experts National Accident Helpline has revealed 2022’s Future Legal Minds finalists. The competition, which is in its eighth consecutive year, is one of the leading law essay competitions in the UK. 

Injury law experts National Accident Helpline has reopened its annual law competition, Future Legal Mind, for the ninth consecutive year. The competition, open to both undergraduate and postgraduate students, is one of the leading law essay competitions in the UK.

Now a decade old, the annual National Apprenticeship Week begins today, 6 March, with a host of events planned around the country. 

As various providers and firms celebrate National Apprenticeship Week 2014, two law firms confirm that they will launch legal apprenticeship schemes for school leavers.

Under-17s and mentally vulnerable adults must be accompanied by an ‘appropriate adult’ when in custody or being interviewed by police.

The National Association of Women Solicitors has voted to join the new Women Lawyers Division of the Law Society, in a move intended to ensure that female lawyers benefit from more unified and influential representation in making the decisions that shape the future of the legal profession.

On Saturday 25 March, UK schools went head-to-head in the National Bar Mock Trial Competition Final, which took place at The Royal Courts of Justice. 

Slater & Gordon will close its London office after announcing that remote working will become the norm for its almost 2,000 staff once lockdown restrictions are lifted.

National firm Irwin Mitchell is offering free 20-minute consultations to domestic abuse victims until the coronavirus crisis ends. According to the Law Gazette, the firm said it feels “duty bound” to support domestic abuse victims as UK lockdown continues in a bid to slow down the spread of the pandemic.

What is the National Infrastructure Strategy and will it support the UK’s post-covid recovery?

The best paralegals in the legal profession were celebrated at the prestigious National Paralegal Awards on 23 September 2021.

The National Paralegal Awards, hosted by the Professional Paralegal Register, is taking place on Thursday 22 September at the Iconic Grand Hotel in Birmingham. This is the fourth year the awards has run.

The search is on to find the UK’s best paralegals as entries open for this year’s National Paralegal Awards. 

Entries have opened for The National Paralegal Awards, which set out to find the best paralegals in the UK and businesses that support the industry.

The first ever National Paralegal Day took place last week, marked by celebrations held at the House of Commons. 

In July 2010, this central ‘hub’ in Chancery Lane was created to bring together the legal profession’s pro-bono work, helping individuals and community groups within England and Wales.

Sponsored jointly by the Law Society, the Bar Council and the Chartered Institute of Legal Executives (CILEx), National Pro Bono Week 2016 (Monday 7 to Friday 11 November) begins today, celebrating and highlighting the provision of free legal advice to those in England and Wales who would otherwise not be able to get the legal advice they need.