The Lawyers with Disabilities Division is running an event on "Disability and employment" on Tuesday 18 March, designed to offer attendees an insight into what working life as a disabled lawyer is really like and more general careers advice.

Lawyers have welcomed the ‘breathing space’ provided by the government’s agreement on a Brexit phase 1 deal, where judgments in the UK and EU courts will continue to be mutually recognised and enforced for a period after Britain ceases to be a member of the European Union in 2019. 

Thousands of criminal barristers and solicitors chose not to attend court yesterday morning in the latest display of opposition to the proposed cuts to legal aid being put forward by the Ministry of Justice and Justice Minister Chris Grayling.

A survey on the 'equivalent means' route to qualifying as a solicitor resulted in mixed responses from lawyers.

Solicitors’ and criminal barristers’ representative bodies have called on Prime Minister Boris Johnson to use his large Conservative majority in Parliament to address problems in the justice system.

On 16 May lawyers, judges and law students will hit the streets of the capital to raise money for legal advice agencies in London and the Southeast.

The Law Society has called on the country's solicitors to promote diversity and equality in the legal profession by marching at the World Pride Parade, which takes place in London on Saturday 7 July 2012.

Members of the legal profession - including Miriam González Durántez and representatives from the Chartered Institute of Legal Executives - attended the government’s latest Inspiring Women campaign event.

Lawyers and sane people have heavily criticised Lord Chancellor Liz Truss after she failed to defend the integrity and independence of the judiciary after three judges were branded “enemies of the people” by the right wing press.

The Law Society invites people to join the legal profession march at this year's Pride London parade on Saturday 2 July.

Lawyers are the third most-stressed group of professionals in the country, with women worst affected, government figures indicate. 

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 have been seeking specialist support with their mental health since the UK’s lockdown began in March, according to recent figures.

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?

The Grand Chamber of the European Court of Human Rights has ruled that lawyers cannot be "equated with journalists" to speak out on sensitive and high-profile cases.

Lawyers have come out on both sides of the referendum debate on whether Britain should leave the European Union, although the majority of those to speak out so far have backed the ‘in’ side.

Junior lawyers at top paying US law firms in London work on average more than 12 hours a day, according to a recent survey. 

Morrison & Foerster UK (LLP) is the first UK firm to publicly mandate that all lawyers must be fully vaccinated prior to returning to the office.