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The justice secretary, Liz Truss, has confirmed that it is the government’s intention to go ahead with plans to implement a British Bill or Rights, although no timescale has been revealed.
Foot Anstey has confirmed that it will launch an in-house school leaver academy from September 2014.
Legal Week has reported on a trend that sees fewer law graduates going on to complete the LPC, BPTC and ILEX courses.
Goldsmiths, University of London has announced plans to launch a new law degree that will incorporate the new Solicitors Qualifying Exam (SQE).
For the first time, an openly gay judge has been appointed to the most senior civil judicial position in England and Wales.
Charter Chambers formally closed earlier in the year as a result of the pandemic but has since reinvented itself online as Crucible – a digital barristers’ set.
Nine law firms feature in The Times’ top 50 employers for women 2015.
The Law Society Gazette reports that this year, the proportion of trainees being retained at the top City firms has increased to an average of 83%.
Save Justice UK is asking as many people as possible to sign postcards protesting against the government's plans to cut legal aid, before delivering them to deputy prime minister Nick Clegg in an attention grabbing media stunt.
News Hundreds of new law firms to launch in 2020 Posted on 07 June 2019 Over 500 new law firms are expected to launch in 2020, according to a specialist law consultancy firm.
Over 500 new law firms are expected to launch in 2020, according to a specialist law consultancy firm.
Pro bono organisation LawWorks has announced that nominations are open for its annual LawWorks & Attorney General Student Awards.
Clyde & Co has announced that it is to recruit two legal apprentices for its Newcastle office, starting in September 2016. The firm already runs similar schemes in its London, Manchester and Guildford offices.
Travers Smith is encouraging staff to use ‘safe-words’ to call out inappropriate language in the office.
The Solicitors Regulation Authority’s online enrolment application system is now open to students wishing to commence the Legal Practice Course in 2013.
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The majority of corporate legal departments will be using artificial intelligent systems in a year’s time, a survey of global businesses has predicted.
Many law firms offer to pay their future trainees’ LPC fees if they’ve been recruited while an undergraduate.
Coventry Refugee and Migrant Centre has, among other things: provided 1,700 hours of therapy to 731 people; provided immigration advice to 456 people; and conducted more than 7,000 appointments through its advice team.
From September 2012, all of Farrer & Co's future trainees will receive their training at Kaplan Law School.
