Queen’s Counsel Appointments has donated £200,000 to hardship funds to support struggling barristers and solicitors as the coronavirus crisis continues.

Samuel Linehan, a criminal law pupil, has won £4,000 in the Bar Council’s Law Reform essay competition with his submission, “Putting the wheels back on: a better approach to compensation for miscarriages of justice”.

The legal sector is set for another decade of change, with increased consumer protection and provision high up the agenda in the Legal Service Board’s (LSB) new 10-year strategy.

The Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) has approved a range of changes that aim to reduce administrative duplication, improve regulation and provide new ways to qualify as a solicitor.

While the London Legal Walk – the biggest meet-up of the legal year – is postponed to 5 October 2020, the London Legal Support Trust plans to mark the walk’s original date of 8 June with an alternative option: the 10,000 Steps for Justice.

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

Shakespeares, the second largest law firm in the Midlands, has continued its support for Leicester Young Professionals following a revamp of the long-established local organisation's structure.

A pupil barrister and a trainee solicitor have launched a scheme that will accredit law students to provide advice at law centres

Newly qualified (NQ) lawyer salaries are on the rise, as global law firm Ropes & Gray International LLP boosts NQ pay to £165,000, up from £147,000. 

The Law Society has pledged to continue using all its influence and resources to support criminal solicitors.

The Kent Law Campaign is raising money to help fund a new building for the Kent Law Clinic.

Brenda Hale has today been sworn in as president of the Supreme Court, the first woman ever to have held the position. The appointment was announced in July by Downing Street.

The Supreme Court has refused to quash the introduction of the Quality Assurance Scheme for Advocates (QASA), which assesses the competency of criminal barristers.

Law fairs are an important stage of the recruitment process that offer you the chance to meet recruiters, trainee solicitors and partners from the law firms you could be joining in the future. Find out more about the opportunities available. 

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