As criticism grows over celebrities' use of superinjunctions to prevent the media reporting on aspects of their private lives, BBC presenter Andrew Marr has revealed he took one out in 2008 to supress news of an extramarital affair.

Junior lawyers are being invited to apply for a short-term scheme with the High Court of England and Wales to assist judges with family and civil court cases.

The Widening Access Network and BAME Nation have collaborated to launch a three-day virtual law conference, which will provide aspiring lawyers with a guide to the application process.

The number of barristers leaving the criminal court for higher paying corporate positions poses a risk of further crisis to the court system, according to Criminal Bar Association Chair Mary Prior KC.

Aspiring lawyers can now register as a Solicitors Qualifying Examination (SQE) candidate after the Solicitors Regulation Authority opened candidate registration on 6 July 2021.

International law firm White & Case is the latest to launch a ‘virtual work experience’ initiative.

The University of Law has announced the appointment of Professor Becky Huxley-Binns as its new vice provost.

City law firm Vinson & Elkins RLLP has announced the implementation of a new policy requiring its employees to work from the office for at least four days each week. 

The rainbow flag has been raised above the Inner Temple for the first time to mark London Pride 2018.

New research has revealed that privately educated lawyers still make up the majority of legal professionals at the country's top 20 law firms.

Law students and law school staff from the University of East Anglia have launched a law clinic to provide free legal advice to members of the local community.

Winckworth Sherwood has been named the leading law firm in the United Kingdom for workplace gender and ethnic diversity by the Black Solicitors Network.

European law firm Fieldfisher has partnered with global architecture and design firm Gensler to provide paid summer internships for students from Queen Mary University of London with disabilities or long-term health conditions. 

As reported in the Guardian, BPP has launched an "aggressive expansion plan" to manage the business side of at least 10 British publicly funded universities.

Allen & Overy LLP and Shearman & Sterling LLP will merge to create a global legal powerhouse after 99% of partners at the firms voted in favour of the deal. 

Regional firm Knight’s revenues soared to £46.2 million in the second half of 2020, up by around £14 million from the first half of the year, following the remote acquisitions of Shulmans, ASB and Fraser Brown, plus December’s acquisition of OTB Eveling. The firm’s revenue jump was partly as a result of these successful acquisitions.

No excuse to slow down just because it’s Friday and the weekend beckons.

A number of firms, including Baker & McKenzie, Pinsent Masons and Mayer Brown, have confirmed how many Spring 2014 qualifiers have secured newly qualified positions.

As reported in Legal Week, it has come to light that Berwin Leighton Paisner partner Graham Shear has launched a breach of privacy claim against the News of the World for phone hacking.

Withers has become one of the first international law firms to offer solicitor apprenticeships in London.