Wellness is one of the world’s fastest-growing industries with a global market value of $4.5 trillion annually. So, how do you find out what a firm prioritises in terms of employee wellbeing? The first step is to determine what ‘lawyer wellbeing’ actually means.

The impact of the pandemic on how we view and think about work has proven to be long lasting. In the legal sector, MLA’s recent generation Z (gen Z) survey revealed that 69% of gen Z lawyers believed that the pandemic influenced what they value in an employer.

To what extent was Tesco Bank at fault in its response to a major cyber attack?

Find out about DLA Piper’s insight programme and summer internship with Petra Smith, the firm’s graduate recruitment manager.

Ravi Pattani, partner at Reed Smith, explains what makes a successful application, the work of a corporate lawyer and how sector agnostics his matters are, and his advice for budding solicitors.  

I’d like to apply for one of the LawCareersNetLIVE conferences, but I’m not sure which event to choose?

How have the capital markets been affected by the current economic downturn?

What are the practical elements of selling a business?

Commonhold ‘reformation’ – is this a holistic fix for a broken and outdated leasehold system, as formulated by the government in its recent Commonhold White Paper?

Chris Eaton completed The University of Law’s LLM Legal Practice (SQE1&2) ahead of sitting the Solicitors Qualifying Exam (SQE) and securing a training contract. We spoke to Chris about the prep course, taking the assessments themselves and Chris' advice for future SQE candidates.

This blog will give a brief summary of how poverty is a major issue in relation to capital punishment in the US. 

The thought of returning to education five years ago was off the table, I was terrified of being considered a mature student at the age of 22.

If there was a question that fills me with dread, it's this one. Yes, I know I chose the Bar and yes, there was a reason for that. If I’m honest, I chose the Bar because of the earning prospects.

This summer I applied to 30 law firms for training contracts and had two interviews, but wasn’t offered a training contract – what do I do now?

The transition from sixth form to university, especially at the height of the pandemic, was quite challenging (for context, I attended an international school outside the UK).

Prior to the introduction of the mandatory biodiversity net gain (BNG) regime for nationally significant infrastructure projects in November 2025, does a developer need to be considering BNG in relation to an application for a Development Consent Order made in the next 12 months?

In July 2017 the CEO of the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) announced that LIBOR would be phased out by 2021. How will this impact on lending arrangements going forward?

Shadowing a judge, often referred to as judge marshalling, is a beneficial form of work experience for both aspiring solicitors and barristers. While both groups can benefit, it’s aspiring barristers who usually endeavour to secure the scheme, as it gives a huge insight into their future career (ie attending court, practising advocacy). As part of the experience, some students even get the chance to sit on the judge’s bench.

As Boris Johnson enters Downing Street, The Law Society has called on him to prioritise fixing our justice system and ensure that the legal services sector remains diverse and globally competitive. In this blog, I have fleshed out five things that the legal sector expects from the new Tory prime minister.