Legal technology is becoming an increasingly decisive contributor to the every-day functioning and success of global law firms.

What role is the UK financial services industry playing in the fight against climate change?

Is the Financial Services Authority (FSA) moving towards a more active enforcement policy in the financial sector?

Financial sanctions: what are they and what has been imposed on Russia?

Why might firms in the same industry have diverse financial structures?

Finalists have been announced for the prestigious National Paralegal Awards, which set out to find the best paralegals in the UK and businesses that support the legal industry.

It’s no secret that the portrayal of the legal world on TV is often dramatised and wildly inaccurate. Nevertheless, the shows and films I’ve put together can actually be helpful for law students, whether it’s for education or mere entertainment purposes. If watching legal dramas provides motivation for your studies or helps you retain just a few nuggets of useful information, they still have value. In fact, a Suits episode once helped me ask a question about the stock market in an interview! Below are my top 10 films/shows and takeaways.

False claims have always been a concern to insurance companies, but with the recession causing widespread financial worry, are people increasingly tempted to submit fraudulent insurance claims? If so, what can insurers do about it?

Do IP rights owners have a stranglehold on online markets?

International Women’s Day is a global celebration of the achievements of women. This year’s theme is “Gender equality today for a sustainable tomorrow”. 

Can FIFA survive without a major overhaul?

As the Tory leadership contest sees the four candidates whittled down to the final two today, and tensions between the US and Iran escalate, there really is never a dull moment on Planet Earth. Draw your focus for five minutes to the business world and you’ll see that there are many places that politics, economics and the law intersect.

Corporate lawyer Amen Alonge shares how he qualified as a career changer and his involvement in business development at Farrer & Co LLP.

This is my last post for LawCareers.Net. I move onto my training contract in September, and so a new chapter is starting for me. Any change comes with a mixture of nerves and excitement – and this is a huge one for me. A new city, a new job, a new flat.

Contextual recruitment is a process that considers a candidate’s personal background to put ‘eligibility criteria’ into context.

Family law barristers deal with all legal matters relating to marriage, separation, divorce and cohabitation, as well as issues relating to children, including contact arrangements, care and placement orders, adoption and surrogacy.

Solicitors have recently reported a rise in legal battles over incapacity as dementia cases rise. Disputes centre around inheritance and “who should actually have control of someone who hasn’t got capacity”. 

While many family law cases are localised, increasing numbers include an element of cross-border work. A dual-qualified family lawyer brings an understanding of different legal systems and cultures that helps inform their approach to running the case. Here, two lawyers explain their own experiences.

A woman who alleges that she was raped and sexually assaulted by her ex-husband has been left alone in court without legal representation or support to face her alleged abuser, in another distressing example of the crisis in the justice system caused by cuts to legal aid funding.  

How did we get here? Let me rephrase, as I don’t mean to engage in philosophy or theology – why did you and I choose to study law, or why do we have an interest in a legal career?