Addleshaw Goddard and HSBC have announced the return of the Ethnic Business Growth Programme, an initiative that seeks to empower and support UK businesses led by entrepreneurs exclusively from ethnically diverse backgrounds. 

Find out about Addleshaw Goddard’s placement scheme, what the firm wants to see in your applications and how it’s adopting the Solicitors Qualifying Exam in this Meet the Recruiter interview. 

As law firms navigate economic instability and embrace the rise of AI, there’s a fundamental shift in how clients evaluate their services and value.

Following the trial of Stephen Tompkinson which concluded this week, we’ve seen yet another celebrity actor take the stand in their own defence.

The successes of legal professionals and firms were recognised at the Law Society Excellence Awards, held earlier this month at the Park Plaza Hotel, Westminster.

A scholarship programme for Black law graduates which aims to provide work experience required to secure solicitor roles, funding for the Solicitors Qualifying Exam and a practical way to “move forward with diversity in the profession” has been launched by Accutrainee.

Andrea Gallo explains how Accutrainee’s recruitment process works and outlines its goal to remove existing barriers to help candidates enter the profession.

The new legal training organisation Accutrainee expects to see its first cohort of aspiring lawyers embark on their training contracts in the next few months.

This organisation aims to bring "aspiration-raising opportunities together in a single place".

Can accessorial liability be applied to make directors account for profits derived from their companies' infringement of a trademark?

There are 1.8 billion disabled people in the world, representing 17% of the world’s population. Therefore, it’s incredibly important for brands to start tapping into this mostly untouched consumer market to provide inclusive products to disabled people.