The apprenticeship drive at Wragge Lawrence Graham & Co continues, with three more apprentices set to join the firm’s real estate team.

We were given real work in a structured way, with clear expectations and directions to resources. I was taken aback by the level of involvement and commitment of partners in the process, who took hours out of their day to get to know us at social events and training sessions. This reassured us that the business was taking us seriously and our time was being well spent in choosing this vacation scheme.

The booking window for November’s Solicitors Qualifying Exam (SQE), SQE1, will close at 5:00pm on Monday 27 September. 

The Law Society has plans to launch a paralegal accreditation scheme, with the aim being to "drive up standards and provide recognition to these employees".

The University of Law has launched its newest scholarship, available to one student from a low-income household and known as the Baroness Sayeeda Warsi Set for Success scholarship.

BPP Law School in Leeds has been nominated in two categories in the LawWorks Pro Bono Awards, due to be held on 11 June 2014.

This webinar discusses what it’s really like to be an insurance lawyer. We look at the huge range of work insurance covers, consider the type of clients insurance lawyers work with and lift the lid on how they collaborate. Insurance work offers exciting technical challenges and opportunities to work in contentious, transactional or regulatory environments across a multitude of sectors.

Five refugees are due to sit the Solicitors Qualifying Exam (SQE) in September with the support of magic circle firm Linklaters.

Professional support charity LawCare has released its annual statistics from 2015, revealing that it received just over 900 calls to its helpline, made by 496 individuals.

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

Many law firms offer to pay their future trainees’ LPC fees if they’ve been recruited while an undergraduate.

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.