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Following the Legal Education Foundation’s announcement of funding for seven new social welfare law training contracts earlier this month, the charity has also revealed its intention to extend the scheme to the Bar Professional Training Course graduates.
Women solicitors are less likely than men to pursue partnership at their firms, according to a career satisfaction survey of over 3,000 lawyers.
Junior lawyers, with support from the Law Society, have announced that they will focus once again on the campaign for a minimum trainee salary.
The Modern Law Awards last week honoured the chief executive of the Chartered Institute of Legal Executives, Diane Burleigh OBE, for her lifetime of achievements in the legal profession.
On average Black women barristers earn around £19,000 less per annum than their white male counterparts, according to a Bar Council report published at the start of May.
Short and sweet this week, so as not to distract you from making your final training contract applications (not that we would never advise submitting on the deadline itself!).
The News Firms benefitting from growth despite economic challenges Posted on 24 January 2013 Fee income among law firms has undergone steady growth despite the austere economic climate, according to research by the Law Society's Law Management Section.
Fee income among law firms has undergone steady growth despite the austere economic climate, according to research by the Law Society's Law Management Section.
In exciting news for those of you keen on a life of public prosecution, the CPS has announced that it is relaunching its Legal Trainee Scheme.
One of the country’s biggest insurance companies, LV= has announced its entry into legal services.
Staff turnover is costing the legal sector £805 million per year, or nearly £40,000 per employee, according to new research commissioned by income protection specialists, Unum.
The first ever National Paralegal Day took place last week, marked by celebrations held at the House of Commons.
Staff and students from the University of Law combined to take part in this year's Guildford legal walk, raising money for the Surrey Law Centre.
Hackney Law Centre has reopened its pro bono clinic for debt problems and help with claiming benefits thanks to volunteers from law firms Debevoise and Plimpton LLP and Faegre Baker Daniels LLP, supported by students from BPP Law School and staff at Hackney’s libraries service.
Eversheds has confirmed that it will be launching a new scheme – Eversheds Aspire – for 16 post A-level apprentices to join the firm in October.
Short week means a short round-up, but still packed with interesting stuff.
From 2016 the Bar Council will open the Pupillage Gateway in mid-January, with offers to be made at the beginning of May.
The JLD is running a free one-day event for LPC students, designed to help them in their search for a training contract and to gain awareness of the issues they may face along the way.
Publicly listed firm Knights has continued its rapid expansion with the acquisition of two UK top-200 firms.
A pupil barrister and a trainee solicitor have launched a scheme that will accredit law students to provide advice at law centres
