The number of domestic violence victims having to represent themselves against their abusers in court without a lawyer has more than doubled since 2012.

There's cause to celebrate for the majority of SNR Denton's Spring 2011 qualifying trainees, as the firm reveals that it has positions for 11 out of the 14-strong intake.

White & Case LLP, Gowling WLG (UK) LLP and Taylor Wessing have each revealed increases in salary for their newly qualified (NQ) lawyers, as pay rises for NQs continue to be announced across the profession. 

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The Legal Advice Centre at Nottingham Law School, dubbed a ‘teaching law firm’, has recovered over £3 million in benefits and compensation for its clients in five years.

The Nottingham Creative Student IP project – run by law students from Nottingham Law School – has been awarded some £25,000 by the Intellectual Property Office.

Nottingham Law School (NLS) has launched a range of Solicitors Qualifying Exam (SQE) preparation courses to prepare students for the SQE. The SQE will be phased in from September 2021 and will eventually replace the current route into the solicitors’ profession, the Legal Practice Course.

For the first time this year, students embarking on Nottingham Law School’s LLB law degree will be taking an ‘applied legal knowledge’ pathway in their final year in preparation for the new Solicitors Qualifying Examination (SQE).

The legal advice centre run by Nottingham Law School has launched a new service to support small businesses, entrepreneurs and charities.

Nottingham Law School's pro bono legal advice centre can now operate as a fully functional law firm after being granted an alternative business structure license.

Nottingham Law School is to launch the United Kingdom’s first dedicated centre for the academic study of advocacy.

A study conducted by a researcher at University of Warwick Centre for Human Rights has revealed that nearly 20% of not-for-profit legal advice centres are planning to charge for their services, as a response to the recent legal aid cuts.

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Norton Rose has announced an impending merger with US firm Fulbright & Jaworski, which is set to be completed on 1 June 2013.

As reported in Legal Week, Norton Rose has joined forces with Sponsors for Educational Opportunity in order to encourage more black and ethnic minority individuals to sign up for its summer vacation scheme.

One of the world's biggest mergers went live on 3 June, with UK-based Norton Rose joining with Houston's Fulbright & Jaworski LLP.

International firm Norton Rose Fulbright will introduce a new hybrid working policy, allowing staff to work remotely for up to 50% of the time once the pandemic has passed. Linklaters and Taylor Wessing have also introduced agile working strategies. 

Norton Rose Fulbright has announced its partnership with the Financial and Legal Skills Partnership through the 'Get In Get On' initiative.

Norton Rose Fulbright has confirmed a 92% retention rate for its trainee solicitors qualifying in May.