Tooks Chambers - the set of Michael Mansfield QC - has decided to begin the process of dissolution as the "direct result of the government's legal aid policies".

This week we witnessed Joe Biden’s inauguration at the US Capitol, as he was sworn in as the 46th US president and Kamala Harris was sworn in as vice-president. Read on for this week’s summaries of a selection of news stories from the business and legal worlds.

Mmm, chocolate! Very soon, one of our most recognisable and iconic chocolates is going to have a slight identity change.

‘To moot or not to moot?’ is the question asked by law students at various stages of their legal education. From first years on the LLB to those undertaking the Graduate Diploma in Law, chances are you will have heard of mooting competitions or societies. If you’re anything like me, you will have also felt a shiver of intimidation whenever the topic is even brought up. For those who have yet to participate, a good starting point is to outline exactly what a moot is.

Since the pandemic, there’s been a sudden urge for students to apply to study a legal master’s. Although this includes those looking to study non-law-related master’s, aspiring lawyers are commonly torn between whether to complete a master’s or not. Many question a master’s applicability in the legal profession and if it will improve their chances of gaining a pupillage or training contract.

What does the Bribery Act 2010, in its current incarnation, mean for UK businesses?

Early careers advisor Marcus Ketley outlines how you can make a successful application for TLT LLP, including advice on the research required and the skills the firm is looking for in its future trainees. 

Partner Kay Hobbs heads up TLT’s corporate clean energy team in Bristol. She shares her career journey and offers useful advice to trainees and future lawyers about building a legal career.

TLT LLP has introduced a new diversity access programme, Beyond, aiming to eliminate barriers to entry into the legal profession for aspiring lawyers from ethnic minority backgrounds and improve diversity in early careers.

UK law firm TLT LLP has created a bespoke and innovative Solicitors Qualification Programme (SQE) in collaboration with BPP University Law School. 

UK commercial firm TLT has agreed that The University of Law will be its exclusive training provider of the LPC, GDL and Professional Skills Course, having been impressed with private university’s preparations for the upcoming Solicitors Qualifying Exam.

Commercial awareness can be difficult to understand and develop as an aspiring lawyer. Here’s our list of small and easy ways to understand the business world and how law firms and their clients operate within it. 

We’ve reached the time of year again when many law students are in the midst of training contract applications. As daunting as this process may be, here are a few tricks that may help you stand out from the crowd.

In this post, I'll be diverging slightly from law-specific content to focus on what I imagine is a pretty relatable obstacle for everyone – the upcoming exam season. Whether you're completing your GCSEs, A levels or your university exams. For those of us who are still in education, this is undeniably the time to – as Troy Bolton from High School Musical puts it – “get your head in the game”.

Join me as I prepare for our final networking event of the year at university! I am discussing the tips that I have learned and picked up on across the years, and discussing what has worked for me! Networking is an extremely valuable skill and one that you should have plenty of opportunity to perfect throughout your time at university. 

What goes into a well-written application?

With January exams behind us, normal term time is resuming for university students nationwide. Yet this term will be even more different. For the time being at least, many students will not be living in their term-time accommodation, let alone attending in-person teaching. With this term shaping up to be even further removed from the experience we all signed up to, I have some tips about how to still make the best of things.

At LawCareersNetLIVE 2019, we spoke to recruiters and trainee solicitors from Burges Salmon, Squire Patton Boggs and Womble Bond Dickinson about how students should go about researching a law firm and its culture before applying.