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.  

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Human rights law isn’t just some abstract, feel-good idea, it's the backbone of justice and fairness that should protect every single person – no matter who they are or where they come from. These rights are the universal shields guarding our dignity, freedom and equality and are embedded in legal frameworks to make sure nobody gets trampled by the powerful or ignored by the system.

Studying at university is a fantastic place to get involved in all different kinds of activity. Trying new activities, joining new societies, learning new languages or playing new sports are just some of the many things that your time at university can involve. With all these opportunities, there is so much that you can learn which will benefit you in future. From developing soft skills, to gaining real life legal experience and showing your charitable spirit, here are three ways you can make a difference in the law itself during university. 

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One of the most well-known figures in UK legal postgraduate education, Carl Lygo has announced that he is to relinquish his role as CEO of BPP Holdings and vice chancellor of BPP University.

The University of Law (ULaw) and international law firm Taylor Wessing have revealed an exclusive partnership, which will see ULaw deliver its postgraduate courses with the firm.

Clyde & Co is to merge with one of Scotland’s largest firms, Simpson & Marwick.

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.

According to Neurotechnology, Law and the Legal Profession, a report commissioned by the Law Society of England and Wales, future lawyers could end up charging their clients via “units of attention” monitored by computers that are connected directly to their brains. 

Here is LawCareers.Net’s 26-step guide to the training contract application process, plus 10 mock interview questions to help you prepare.

Now that I’ve completed all three years of my Law degree and graduated with a first class, I feel suitably experienced to provide some key advice to students starting their university journey this coming September.