The number of in-house lawyers will have grown much further by 2020, while technological advances could mean a legal profession with fewer solicitors and more paralegals and computers, a landmark report by the Law Society has predicted.

In a recent report, Shoosmiths found that 82% of in-house senior lawyers expect to increase spending on legal disputes over the next three years.

What legal dilemmas could future genetic advances pose?

It’s the new year; new year’s resolutions are being flippantly passed around in quick conversations with colleagues, friends and family alike.

HM Revenue and Customs and Carillion Advice Service have both separately announced the expansion of their legal apprenticeship programmes, as legal apprenticeships continue to take off among law firms and companies’ in-house legal teams. 

Last week, law firms and legal departments across the country promoted legal apprenticeship vacancies as part of National Apprenticeship Week.

On this page you will find details of legal apprenticeship positions available at various firms and organisations. The page will be updated as and when we are made aware of new positions. Please keep checking back to find out about new opportunities.

On 15 March 2022, Justice Secretary Dominic Raab announced long-awaited plans to reform the legal aid system.

Legal aid firms are being urged to claim a potential £100 million in unbilled fees as they try to weather the effects of the coronavirus crisis, a minister reported in early May.

The government's legal aid bill has suffered a third defeat in the House of Lords.

The body overseeing legal aid decisions in England and Wales is being taken to court by human rights organisation Liberty over its refusal to help homeless people challenge potentially unlawful treatment by local councils.

For this blog post, I thought I would look at some of my role models in the industry right now.

Today we are pleased to bring you details of the firms and individuals who are nominated for the 11th annual LawCareers.Net Training & Recruitment Awards.

Today we are pleased to bring you details of the firms and individuals who are nominated for the 10th annual LawCareers.Net Training & Recruitment Awards.

What are company voluntary arrangements and what impact do they have on landlords?

What do general counsels look for in their lawyers?

At LCN we usually focus on UK legal matters, but the unprecedented events involving hundreds of US lawyers and several principled judges in the United States over the weekend are of such global importance to those who value the law and legal process that we wouldn’t be doing our job if we didn’t report them and compile some useful links for the aspiring legal practitioners who comprise our readers.

Lawyers in Schools offers an opportunity for law firm employees to volunteer in the classroom: sharing knowledge and understanding on a variety of legal issues.

What is blockchain technology and what is its relevance to both the legal profession and the mining industry?

As of 3 October 2022, there are now over 2099 climate litigation cases globally and 2874 climate laws and policies – of which around 80 have been filed against governments, globally.