The number of people applying to study law at university is rising at a higher rate than university applications across all subjects, figures released by UCAS have shown.

The University of Law (ULaw) has agreed a new partnership with leading firm Muckle LLP, which will see ULaw become the exclusive Solicitors Qualifying Exam training provider for the firm’s future trainees from September 2023. 

The University of Law has announced an exciting partnership with Themis Bar Review to offer a Themis Global Advantage programme, which has been designed for University of Law students and alumni who want to sit the Uniform Bar Exam in New York.

The University of Law (ULaw) and international law firm Taylor Wessing have revealed an exclusive partnership, which will see ULaw deliver its postgraduate courses with the firm.

The University of Law has launched a new combined Bar Professional Training Course LLM programme. 

The University of Law is the latest law school to announce a new bar course to replace the BPTC.

The University of Law (ULaw) has partnered with Newcastle University to offer students specialised postgraduate training courses at the leading Russell Group institution’s Law School.

The University of Law (ULaw) and the University of Sheffield have announced a proposed partnership which would see ULaw deliver the Russell Group institution’s postgraduate vocational law courses.

Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer LLP, with The University of Law, has launched a new paralegal apprenticeship scheme at its Manchester-based legal services centre, with the first intake starting this coming October. 

A new MA in Law degree is being offered by the University of Law in partnership with the University of Chester’s Law School. The two institutions announced the collaboration in December, with the MA in Law open to non-law graduates from September 2020.

Lots of banking and housing news this week shows that market forces are continuing to most effect ordinary people, while the flotation of a luxury car brand into a separate entity will excite investors at the other end of society.

A short week means a short round-up, but still packed with interesting (albeit uniformly depressing) news.

Short and sweet this week, so as not to distract you from making your final training contract applications (not that we would never advise submitting on the deadline itself!).

With just a week to go until the general election, the news cycle is dominated by politically linked stories, many of which also have a business/economic slant.

No excuse to slow down just because it’s Friday and the weekend beckons.

Amid the building excitement around Halloween, don’t get so entirely caught up with how to be the most convincing zombie at the party that you forget what October is really all about – preparing to meet future employers at law fairs and wow them with your commerciality.

As Black Friday dawned, retailers steeled themselves for hordes of bargain-hungry shoppers.

Short and sweet this week; a handful of interesting business-driven news stories that you should know at least a small bit about.

You’re probably all slaving away over your vacation scheme applications and that is as it should be. However, don’t forget that if you do secure an interview, you will be expected to know something about the business world. Keep abreast of what’s going on with our weekly digest.

Greater commerciality and business sense - that’s what recruiters want from their recruits and are what they’ll be assessing right now as they prepare to make training contract offers.