Is too much hype a challenge facing legal technology?

The Bar Standards Board (BSB) has published a diversity strategy for the next two years after a report it commissioned found that much progress still needs to be made in opening up the barristers’ profession to people from diverse socioeconomic backgrounds. 

What role is the UK financial services industry playing in the fight against climate change?

City law firm Kingsley Napley announced that its ‘BAME & Allies Network’ has changed its name to “the Race, Ethnicity and Cultural Heritage (REACH) group,” in a blog post on its website.

The Law Society is in support of a five-point pathway of tangible steps to boost social mobility and break the City’s ‘class ceiling’ following a report from the City’s Socio-Economic Diversity Taskforce.

'Buy now, pay later' services are a type of financial technology that allows consumers to purchase goods by spreading the payment over a few weeks or months (ie, paying in instalments). These schemes are appealing because they are interest-free short-term loans (unlike using credit cards) that are easily accessible without a need to undergo complex credit history checks.

You may have heard of the Watson Glaser test, a preliminary test during the application review stage, or the situational judgement test (SJT). Both are commonly used by graduate recruitment teams at law firms. During an SJT test, you may be expected to answer questions on hypothetical scenarios, certain skills or values, which would then generate a report summarising your key strengths.

Commercial firm Boodle Hatfield LLP was credited as the country's best law firm for women at the second annual Women in Business Law Awards on 20 June 2012; an event run by the Euromoney Legal Media Group Europe.

What are the future issues for asbestos litigation?

Over many years we’ve invested in DE&I as a central part of our vision – recognising that we’re fundamentally a ‘people business’ and that attracting and retaining diverse talent is essential to delivering the best service to our clients and supporting our future growth and success.

LawCareers.Net has teamed up with diversity organisations Aspiring Interns and upReach to offer free places to LawCareersNetLIVE.

Has anyone else reached the point of the university year where your workload is so unmanageable that the only thing you do instead of facing it is watching TV? No? Just me? If you are looking for a way to salve your conscious as you turn your back on the hundreds of pages of reading you haven’t done yet (and which you promise yourself you will catch up on over Christmas), I would recommend watching something that is (however loosely) based around the law in some way. 

Legal education provider BARBRI has secured new partnerships with Young Legal Aid Lawyers and STRIVE to support aspiring solicitors from all socio-economic backgrounds to take the Solicitors Qualifying Exam and qualify as solicitors.  

Networking is a vital skill – not only for aspiring lawyers looking to gain employment or work experience – but also throughout a qualified lawyer’s career. Solicitors and barristers are always looking to bring in new business, make useful connections and learn more about the legal and business worlds, so networking is a key part of any lawyer’s working life.

Working class students face disproportionate barriers at university and are dropping out without graduating in increasing numbers, while universities are not doing enough to provide support, new research has revealed.

Serious interventions are needed to improve diversity in the overwhelmingly white, male and privileged judiciary of England and Wales, a human rights group has said after reporting that the country’s judges are among the least diverse of a host of developed nations.

The legal advice centre run by Nottingham Law School has launched a new service to support small businesses, entrepreneurs and charities.

How has the 'geopolitical risk premium' become a tangible factor in adjusted EBITDA, reshaping investment strategies in both fossil fuels and renewables?

How can companies keen to secure financial incentives for carbon-neutrality ensure that they are operating within the law?