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Mental health charity LawCare’s recent report revealed a 35% increase in people reaching out for support in 2024. 

The legal sector’s mental health charity LawCare has launched its new Life in the Law 2025 surveys, which look at mental health and wellbeing in the legal profession. 

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The University of Law has announced that it will be running the Bar Professional Training Course at its Leeds centre from September 2016.

Law students have launched a petition demanding that the government includes the Legal Practice Course among programs eligible for its postgraduate loans. 

On a recent visit to the Supreme Court, law students from GSM London had the opportunity to meet Lady Hale, deputy president of the Supreme Court.

The Law Society of England and Wales has welcomed the Bar Council’s review into bullying, harassment and sexual harassment at the Bar, commending “the leadership of the Rt Hon. the Baroness Harriet Harman KC and the review team for their thorough and thoughtful work”.

The Law Society has applied to the High Court to challenge the government’s decision to refuse an increase in legal aid salaries for criminal defence solicitors.  

Despite high stress levels across the profession and the widespread practise of going into work when sick, new research published by the Law Society has claimed that solicitors are in better general health than the general population.

Trainee solicitors’ pay should be increased, the Law Society has recommended. 

President of the Law Society of England and Wales, Mark Evans, commented on the Justice Committee’s report on UK prisons, saying the findings shine “a light on a prison system in desperate need of support and investment”.

The Law Society of England and Wales has opened applications for its 2026 Diversity Access Scheme, which aims to promote social mobility and increase diversity within the legal profession by supporting individuals who face social, educational, financial or personal challenges to qualifying as a solicitor.

The Law Society has launched its new Access to Justice campaign, aiming to “defend the rule of law in an environment where legal advice is becoming more expensive and difficult to obtain”.

The Law Society has called the recent UK-EU summit a “welcome starting point” in rebuilding post-Brexit ties.