How can unions know if they have met the correct requirements for a valid ballot before industrial action?

Most trainee-hiring law firms now run work experience schemes and events specifically for first-year students, so if you’re seriously considering becoming a solicitor, you’ll be doing yourself a big favour by making sure you attend one or two during your first year at university. Use this list of firms offering opportunities to first-year students to get you started!

I’m considering starting a legal apprenticeship, but are the career prospects the same as the university route? What are the main differences between a paralegal/solicitor apprenticeship and going to university?

Does size matter? Why UK law firms look to merge.

What is the B-corp movement and how do the social and environmental considerations of companies influence the work of lawyers?

Law is a profession which is seen by many as being dependent on an individual's reputation and accolades.

One commonly overlooked aspect of university is the additional opportunities offered to students, including regional and national level competitions. These are a key aspect of networking within the law and are an excellent way to help you stand out through your CV.

If you’re planning to read law at university and want book recommendations, look no further. Here are the books I read before starting my university degree.

Law firms transitioned to remote working just over a year ago as a result of the covid-19 pandemic, with government guidance confirming that the work from home ‘where you can’ policy will remain in place until 21 June at the earliest.

What are the implications of Brexit for the UK insurance and reinsurance markets in the short term and beyond?

After five months of strikes, criminal barristers in England and Wales voted to end strike action on Monday 10 October, accepting a government pay rise of 15% on legal aid fees.

Elite law firms could be pressured to return to a full five days in the office as larger fee-paying clients crack the whip on their own staff.  

The government is using the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) – which modernises EU data protection law – as cover for its attempts to remove key rights from people subject to UK immigration procedures, a Labour MEP has alleged.

Speakers at LawtechUK advocated for AI use, arguing that it could improve access to justice, both by increasing the capacity to solve issues outside of court and making changes within the court to judges’ processes.

A new Bar training course is seeking to replace the Bar Professional Training Course and aims to offer more flexibility and less risk for students, alongside significantly cheaper fees.

Not enough has been done to address recruitment and other problems which continue to be barriers to diverse judiciary which reflects the population, the House of Lords Constitution Committee has warned.

Does it matter if I wait until the deadline to submit my training contract application?

LawCareers.Net is pleased to announce the nominees for the first Student Law Society Awards, sponsored by DWF LLP.