The College of Legal Practice has announced an “innovative” conversion course – a Graduate Foundation in Law programme – designed for non-law graduates who are taking the Solicitors Qualifying Exam (SQE) route to qualification. 

Trainee solicitors’ average pay has decreased since the Solicitors Regulation Authority abolished its minimum salary rule, while the change has disproportionately affected BAME lawyers, the trainee gender pay gap has widened and social mobility has reduced, a survey has revealed.

Clyde & Co LLP’s paralegal academy received more than 1,000 applications, far surpassing the firm’s target of 300.

A recent study has revealed that 37% of legal professionals worked on their days off last year, a figure predicted to rise to 50% in 2023.  

The Bar course is notorious for being very content heavy and time management is one thing that causes many students to drop out or fail. 

What will the repeal of the Property Misdescriptions Act 1991 mean for property professionals?

BPP University Law School is launching a new £1.5 million AI-powered learning platform from September to help train and prepare future lawyers for success in their exams.

The Windrush generation refers to a group of Commonwealth citizens who immigrated to Britain from Caribbean countries between 1948-1971. In 1948, the British Nationality Act 1948 was introduced, creating the status of 'citizen of the United Kingdom and Colonies' who had a right of abode in the UK.

What are the current trends and future developments for fintech?

If sexual harassment doesn’t seem to be a problem in the workplace, then does anything really need to change?

Earlier this year, I attended a vacation scheme at a firm that I’ve come to admire for its values, ethos, the people who make up the firm and the high-quality work its lawyers do. Proper preparation is key for something as important as this, as a vacation scheme is essentially a week-long interview. However, as an autistic aspiring lawyer, there are other things that I need in order to feel as prepared as I can. But how can firms help with this and make their vacation schemes more accessible?

Bex Gerrard is a HR coordinator at Gowling WLG (UK) LLP. She opens up about her disability and experience at work, and outlines what she believes makes a truly inclusive workplace.

Are the cracks beginning to show in China?

What is the corporate veil and can it be lifted?

The Solicitors Regulation Authority is once again considering whether to abolish the minimum annual salary for trainee solicitors.

For the past 18 months, members of the Crown Prosecution Service, police chiefs, lawyers, the Ministry of Justice, and the HM Prison and Probation Service formed a working party to update guidelines for judges in what’s been labelled a “change in culture”. The guidelines were rolled out from 16 January.  

Following a vote to join the criminal Bar in protest action, more than 100 criminal defence solicitors will stop taking on low-paid work in response to the government’s criminal legal aid reforms.

Baroness Hale, deputy president of the Supreme Court, has warned that the growing disconnect between the opportunities to study law and the number of legal jobs available makes it "very hard" for her to encourage young people to seek a legal career.