More people in the legal sector sought mental health support last year than ever before, according to LawCare’s newly published Impact Report 2025. The charity, which provides emotional support to people working in the legal sector, supported 753 individuals in 2025 – more than in any previous year, including during the covid-19 pandemic.
A growing number of City law firms are now offering in-house pupillages, providing aspiring barristers with an alternative to chambers-based training.
The Bar Council Pupil Survey 2024 found that more than eight in 10 (86%) of pupils have had a positive pupillage experience.
BARBRI has acquired legal AI learning platform Lega in a move aimed at accelerating practical AI fluency across the legal profession, the global legal education provider announced on Monday 22 June.
Training contract numbers at UK leading law firms remain above pre-pandemic levels, despite recent dips and broader fears of a so-called “graduate jobpocalypse”, according to new research from Legal Cheek.
The University of Law has reported a significant rise in profits, posting a pre-tax surplus of £4.2 million for the year ending 31 May 2025, which is more than double the £1.6 million recorded the previous year. Newly filed accounts show income increasing by 6% to £173 million, a boost attributed to what the institution described as an “optimised course and campus mix” and a review of its costs base.
