Two Russell Group universities have dropped out of the top 20 places to study law in this year’s Guardian University Guide, but the overall picture reveals a mixed range of results for the group of universities traditionally regarded as the country’s elite. 

Graduates of Russell Group universities and Oxbridge are overwhelmingly favoured by law firm recruiters, research by Chambers Student has indicated. 

The Vickers Report: what are the implications for consumers, banks and lawyers?

How is English law moving toward better recognition and protection of celebrities’ image rights as valuable commodities?

The business world is underpinned by the ‘rule of law’, whose protections enable firms to trade or resolve disputes with confidence about their rights and protections.

“No man is above the law and everyone, whatever his condition or rank is, is subject to the ordinary laws of the land.”

Encased in a sleeve of deep cerise, this year's appetizing edition of The Training Contract & Pupillage Handbook is good enough to eat.

You’ll be welcomed into our London office and given an opportunity to spend time experiencing life in a creative law firm for yourself. It’s also our chance to get to know you and understand what you may be able to offer us.

City firm Reynolds Porter Chamberlain LLP has retained an impressive 100% of its trainees this year. All 13 will qualify at the firm in September.

Corporate firm RPC has entered an exclusive training partnership with the University of Law. 

International firm RPC has relaunched training contracts at its Bristol office after several years of basing the firm’s training programme solely at its London headquarters.

RPC has announced the expansion of its solicitor apprenticeship programme to London. The international law firm will start training solicitor apprentices in its London office from September 2025 with applications for the scheme now open.

Associate Elizabeth Zang explains what life as a cyber and tech lawyer involves, the variety of her work and her advice for aspiring lawyers struggling with training contract rejections. 

If commercial awareness means keeping up with the latest commercial news stories affecting law firms and businesses, then there can be no more timely news than that of the Brexit mayhem currently taking place.

General counsel attendees discussed the benefits of hiring an in-house trainee solicitor at a recent roundtable discussion hosted at the Law Society.

Ropes & Gray announced it will be retaining all its newly qualified (NQ) London-based trainees this month.

William Allen is a solicitor in the private equity and transactions team. He outlines how his work experience prepared him for a career in law and the opportunities he’s got involved in so far at Ropes & Gray.

Maya Shah, early careers specialist at Ropes & Gray, outlines what the firm wants to see from candidates in their applications and at interview, as well how the firm is adopting the SQE and what candidates can expect from the vacation scheme.