The world of alternative business structures continues to buzz with new licences granted and discussion on regulation

The legal sector's drive to improve social mobility across its professions stepped up a gear on 2 March 2012, with the launch of the social mobility toolkit.

The solicitors’ profession is slowly becoming more diverse, while the number of students starting law degrees continues to rise, according to the Law Society’s latest annual statistics report.

London firm Sprecher Grier Halberstam will merge with Birmingham-based Martineau on 1 December in a move that will take the new firm into the top 70 in the United Kingdom, it has been revealed.

As reported on Legal Futures, a Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) review into the continuing professional development (CPD) of solicitors is considering whether ethics training should become compulsory.

Justice Secretary Chris Grayling has indicated in a letter to the chair of the Justice Select Committee that he would allow choice of solicitor to continue and would consider the Law Society's suggested alternative model to price competitive tendering.

Top 50 law firm Birketts LLP has announced it will merge with Batchelors Solicitors, a leading firm based in London and Kent.The merger is set to complete on the 31 March 2023 and is the latest step in Birketts’ growth trajectory.

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Starting your postgraduate law studies is a big step. Whether you’re gearing up to prepare for the Solicitors Qualifying Exam (SQE) assessments, complete your barrister training, or convert to law, here’s how to get ahead and build a solid foundation for day one.

I discovered that diligently following the course schedule provided by the law faculty was a destructive race to the bottom. Naturally some classes require more allocation of time and effort than others and this will vary with your interests. 

After years at university, you’re now, allegedly, ready to be a lawyer. But what does this really mean? Staring down this dizzying pivot from being a student to an almost trainee can seem somewhat surreal. Through this blog I hope to put your mind at ease about this pivot and, in doing so, perhaps relax myself!

Law firms are avoiding reporting the true extent of their gender pay gaps and regulations should be updated to force them to be transparent, Conservative MP Maria Miller has said.

Students from the University of Lincoln and Manchester Metropolitan University have reached the final of the prestigious OUP and BPP National Mooting Competition.

The second Saturday began with an in-depth explanation and advice on mitigation in the US criminal justice system. This is particularly important for death penalty litigation, as this is the best way for defendants to have their sentences changed.