This blog post follows on from a previous article I wrote in which I recommended five legal films/shows. Part two is here and we’re back with another five. 

It's important to make the most out of these events – here are some key questions and topics of discussion that’ll help you do just that.

Browne Jacobson LLP (alongside PwC) tops the UK’s Social Mobility Employer Index for the third time, with magic circle law firms Slaughter and May, Linklaters LLP and Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer LLP also featuring in this year’s top 10. 

Could my first-year exam results affect my chances of securing a vacation scheme or training contract, even if they don’t count towards my final degree?

City firm Herbert Smith Freehills has elected 26 partners worldwide – its biggest partner promotions round since 2012 and four more than 2019 – despite coronavirus concerns.

Are NFTs exempt from IP restrictions placed on tangible goods?

Clifford Chance has launched a new range of diversity and inclusion targets around gender, ethnicity and LGBT+.

Held on Saturday 9 April, the biennial Minority Lawyers Conference brought together high-profile speakers to celebrate the achievements of black and Asian lawyers, and highlight the issues facing the profession in a year of both challenge and opportunity.

A number of City firms have revealed new ethnicity targets in response to the global Black Lives Matter protests.

Due to concerns of a potential coronavirus outbreak, around 1,100 staff at the London office of City firm Baker McKenzie were asked to work from home on Friday 28 February.

The SRA began accepting applications from organisations seeking to become alternative business structures yesterday.

To reduce the impact of the barrister strikes, Justice Secretary Dominic Raab plans to challenge barristers’ complete ownership over crown court trials.

The Law Society has attacked the Solicitors Regulation Authority's consultation on the abolition of the minimum salary for trainee solicitors.

The Law Society has announced that it will attempt to find new firms for trainees at Dewey & LeBoeuf, which is considering scrapping its UK operations amidst a stream of departures.

Now a decade old, the annual National Apprenticeship Week begins today, 6 March, with a host of events planned around the country. 

The University of Law has launched a new full-fees scholarship which will fund one student from a low-income household a year through their studies.

Beyond London, the most active cities are Manchester, Birmingham, Leeds, Bristol, Liverpool, Cardiff, Newcastle and Nottingham. 

BT has declared an intention to enter the legal market, via its subsidiary BT Claims, which has applied to the SRA for an alternative business structure licence.