Probably the Inn with the most accessible information, in 2025 the Inner Temple will have more than £2 million available in scholarships, the vast majority of this set aside for those on the Bar course. 

Penningtons Solicitors and Manches LLP have announced their merger, effective as of 14 October 2013.

Eversheds has confirmed its upcoming merger with US firm Sutherland Asbill & Brennan.

From September 2012, all of Farrer & Co's future trainees will receive their training at Kaplan Law School.

Public law can take many forms, from statutory appeals, inquiries, disciplinary proceedings to public procurement, environmental issues and discrimination law. 

Membership organisation Solicitors for the Elderly has announced plans to rename itself as The Association of Lifetime Lawyers.  

UCAS figures have revealed that as at the end of January, there had been a nearly 9% drop in the number of people applying for a university place.

If you’re seeking a wide-ranging pupillage with ample court time and a chance to earn your own fees during the second six, then the common law Bar will suit you well. 

As the Leveson Inquiry rumbles on, it has published details of its costs in the period from July 2011 until January 2012, revealing that over £600,000 of public money has been spent on barristers' fees alone.

As reported by Alex Aldridge in the Guardian and Neil Rose in Legal Futures, Yorkshire law firm Gordons has launched a legal apprenticeship that will allow school leavers to become qualified lawyers without first having to do a degree.