Nearly 80% of UK employers have a gender pay gap that favours men in 2022-2023.  

With the rolling out of the Solicitors Qualifying Exam (SQE) from September 2021, the route for non-law students to qualify as a solicitor has changed. Confused? In this Feature we’ll run through what your options are as a non-law student pursuing a career as a solicitor, and the different kinds of law conversion course that are available.

With the Solicitors Qualifying Exam (SQE) now the centralised assessment that all aspiring solicitors must pass to qualify, the route to becoming a solicitor for non-law students looks a little different. Confused? In this Feature we’ll run through what your options are as a non-law student pursuing a career as a solicitor and the different law conversion courses that are available.

With the rolling out of the Solicitors Qualifying Exam (SQE) from September 2021, the route for non-law students to qualify as a solicitor has changed. Confused? In this Feature we’ll run through what your options are as a non-law student pursuing a career as a solicitor, and the different kinds of law conversion course that are available.

The government is considering whether to appeal a High Court judgment that controversial cuts to criminal legal aid are unlawful.

The number of pupillages being offered is likely to shrink as covid-19 forces chambers to defer recruitment, the Bar Standards Board revealed in a recent report.

If you're looking to be a solicitor in private practice, most of the firms you'll be looking at will probably be limited liability partnerships (LLPs). But in recent years, a series of new career paths for lawyers have emerged, threatening to replace the traditional partnership model – or, at the very least, to compete with it.

The law is stepping up its game when it comes to diversity and we’re starting to see a real push to make things more inclusive these days, which is pretty exciting to see. There are more and more initiatives aimed directly at underrepresented groups. It’s all about creating opportunities and making sure that everyone, no matter their background, has a fair shot at success. A few standout examples of this shift include scholarships, charities, open days and broader diversity access schemes.

The search for the most promising legal talent of 2022 is underway as the Future Legal Mind Award 2022 is launched.

The National Accident Helpline has launched the Future Legal Mind Award 2016, an essay competition open to undergraduate law and Graduate Diploma in Law (GDL) students. 

The winner of the Future Legal Mind Award 2021 has been announced as BPP University Bar Student Elena Michael, who impressed the judges with her ideas on regulating the UK’s commercialised porn industry. Elena will receive £2,000 towards her career.

The Future Legal Mind Award 2020 has been launched by National Accident Helpline.

The Future Legal Mind Award 2021 has been launched and begins its search for the most promising legal talent of 2021.

With securing a training contract, diversity and inclusion, and workload topping the list of aspiring lawyers’ worries, in this Feature we’ve grouped together the top questions to come out of the survey, and our advice to alleviate your concerns and help you on your way to your dream career in law.

As teachers across the country prepare to welcome back students into the classroom for the first time since March, there are a number of other important updates for you to catch up on in this week’s commercial news round-up.

How will the outcome of the general election affect financial regulation in the United Kingdom?

Earlier this year we surveyed LawCareers.Net users to better understand their concerns about entering the legal profession. With securing a training contract, diversity and inclusion, and workload topping the list of aspiring lawyers’ worries, in this Feature we’ve grouped together the top questions to come out of the survey, and our advice to alleviate your concerns and help you on your way to your dream career in law.

Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer is now accepting applications for two upcoming events that are designed to help students learn more about life as a lawyer in a commercial firm, as well as entries to a competition with Olympics tickets as the prize.

Freshfields wishes to distance itself from its ‘magic circle’ tag, the firm’s global managing partner has said. 

Magic circle firm Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer is offering university students the chance to attend a two-day international workshop on 4 April and 5 April 2011.