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Female QC applicants fall by a third

Posted on 08 March 2013

The number of applications for Queen's Counsel status submitted by female barristers has dropped by a third this year.

Fire safety and tall buildings

Posted on 08 November 2022

Who pays the costs of remedying fire safety defects in tall buildings?

Amanda Hamilton - From paralegal to solicitor

Posted on 26 April 2024

Do you start with the Legal Practice Course or the Solicitors Qualifying Exam? Do you go on to do a master’s degree? Do you start your legal career as a paralegal?

Crowdfunding campaign launched for short animated film on legal aid cuts

Posted on 25 February 2015

Fat Race Films, a production company specialising in documentaries on social justice and human rights, is crowdfunding for a short animated film about the devastating impact of the cuts to legal aid.

The LawCareers.Net Handbook 2021 now available as free ebook

Posted on 06 November 2020

The essential guide for all aspiring lawyers, The LawCareers.Net Handbook 2021, is available now as a free ebook so that candidates can access the best information from home.

John MacKenzie - What are dark patterns?

Posted on 16 December 2024

‘Dark patterns’ are interface designs intended to obfuscate certain processes and trick or coerce users into actions or omissions against their best interests, usually to the benefit of the creator of the dark pattern.

LPC or SQE: which route should you take?

Posted on 23 August 2022

“Can I still qualify as a solicitor via the Legal Practice Course (LPC) even though the Solicitors Qualifying Exam (SQE) is now the new pathway into the profession?” This is a question that is becoming increasingly more familiar as many aspiring lawyers consider their next step towards qualification.

LawWorks seeks nominations for student pro bono awards

Posted on 14 January 2013

Pre-eminent pro bono organisation LawWorks is currently accepting nominations for its annual LawWorks & Attorney General Student Awards 2013

Business Compact

Posted on 13 August 2012

In April 2011 a government-initiated, social mobility initiative entitled "

Budget 2017: 10 key areas any good lawyer must know about

Posted on 25 April 2017

Has the 2017 Budget actually made any big changes?

Planning/environment

Planning law regulates how property owners use and develop their property in the interests of the wider community.

Niamh Gray - LGBTQ+ History Month: our history through legislation

Posted on 13 February 2024

Every February since 2005, LGBTQ+ History Month has been celebrated across the UK to recognise and commemorate the LGBTQ+ community. Let’s look at the laws that have landed us where we are today.

A guide to law firm mergers

Posted on 05 September 2024

The reasons that firms decide to merge are as varied as the firms themselves, but there are usually some key drivers – namely, the desire to expand, geographically or in terms of expertise, or to stay afloat. For the lawyers who find that the firm they joined is no longer the firm at which they work, there are normally a raft of opportunities and maybe especially so for trainees.

SEO London

Posted on 23 March 2023

LPC or SQE: which route should you take?

Posted on 22 August 2023

“Can I still qualify as a solicitor via the Legal Practice Course (LPC) even though the Solicitors Qualifying Exam (SQE) is now the new pathway into the profession?” This is a question that’s becoming increasingly more familiar as many aspiring lawyers consider their next step towards qualification.

Students wasting £20 million on law conversion courses, research finds

Posted on 26 October 2020

According to research conducted by Hook Tangaza, students are wasting £20 million on law conversion courses that do not result in a career in the profession.

Harriet Iles - How to identify the right law firm for you

Posted on 03 September 2021

Whether this is your first application cycle or your fifth, identifying the right law firm for you might be the most important stage in the process.

Market Share

Posted on 17 January 2006

What is the difference between the financial markets of the London Stock Exchange?

Olivia Atkinson - How to prepare for virtual exams

Posted on 03 February 2021

For the past 10 months, myself and so many other students have laboriously revised for, and undertaken exams. But these were not just any exams, these were open-book, online exams (doesn’t quite have the same flavour as the M&S advert does it?). In this blog, I will set out my top tips for preparing for online, open-book exams and discuss the different elements that doing these assessments virtually brings to the table. Whether you’re taking an LLB, Graduate Diploma in Law, Legal Practice Course, or studying for any form of course or assessment online in pursuit of a legal career this year, this will almost certainly apply to you.

Jane Robson - Could 2024 be the year to start a legal apprenticeship?

Posted on 11 March 2024

Professions embracing apprenticeships has grown considerably and the legal sector is one of those that has recognised the opportunities these apprenticeships provide, not only to the apprentice, but also to the firms that employ them and nurture their skills and passion for the profession.