LawCare has extended its online chat service for legal professionals to four days a week from today, Tuesday 10 May 2022. 

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

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. 

How have the courts approached the enforcement of building liability orders, and what does it mean for associated companies?

Its summertime again! Which means only one thing…cue the questions of “is it too hot to work in the office?” and so on. Extremely hot summers in the office are unpleasant and can make working a struggle.

The new Bar training rules require that those who commenced training for the Bar from 2020 take a Bar Standards Board (BSB) exam in Professional Ethics if, after their vocational training, they then go on to pupillage.  

The Law Society of England and Wales has published new guidance on trainee support, after a rise in law firms introducing flexible working policies.

A decision by the Bar Standards Board on an unfunded pupillage has been upheld by the Bar's appellate body, the Inns of Court.

Independent law firm Farrer & Co LLP has revealed that 36 employees have now been trained as mental health first aiders and will be offering support to colleagues who have mental health concerns. 

A total of 738 legal professionals sought support from LawCare in 2020, rising 9% on 2019’s figure, according to the mental health charity’s 2020 Impact Report.

After announcing that the opening date of the Pupillage Gateway application system would be moved from April to January from 2016 onwards, the Bar Council has now U-turned to say that the current timetable will remain in place (with applications being made in April and offers being sent out in August) until further notice.

In February 2022, Ofgem, Britain's energy regulator, announced a 54% rise in the energy price cap from 1 April 2022. The cap is reviewed twice a year.

Paralegals frustrated at the lack of regulation and oversight in their profession now face even greater uncertainty, after it has emerged that one of the two bodies which worked to set up a voluntary paralegal regulator has withdrawn its support after just two years. 

A record number of aspiring lawyers enrolled on the Bar Professional Training Course in 2018, with most graduates unable to go on to secure pupillage, the Bar Standards Board revealed.

Volunteering pro bono has almost as many benefits for students as it does for members of the public in need of legal advice. Read our student guide to pro bono work to discover how it can propel your legal career.

Crown Advocate Aimee Emby explains the many unique opportunities that come with a career at the Crown Prosecution Service, which offers a flexible range of career paths to those who join its trainee scheme.

Browne Jacobson LLP and the Governmental Legal Department are among the 16 organisations that have come together to develop a new Level 6 legal apprenticeship – the costs lawyer apprenticeship. 

Volunteering pro bono has almost as many benefits for students as it does for members of the public in need of legal advice. Read our student guide to pro bono work to discover how it can propel your legal career.

Volunteering pro bono has almost as many benefits for students as it does for members of the public in need of legal advice. Read our student guide to pro bono work to discover how pro bono work can propel your legal career.

National law firm Foot Anstey LLP has expanded it parental leave policy to include six months full parental leave to employees of all genders – “a vital step towards achieving greater equality in caregiving responsibilities”.