LawWorks has announced the appointment of its new chief executive, Martin Barnes.

The solicitor who accidentally revealed the pseudonym of Harry Potter author JK Rowling has been fined £1,000 by the Solicitors Regulation Authority for breaking confidentiality rules.

On 2 March the SRA launched a new online service which makes it quicker and easier for law students to enrol with the regulatory body as student members - a prerequisite before starting the LPC.

Law firms, NGOs and academics will be hosting events across the United Kingdom next week to celebrate human rights, as individuals around the world mark Human Rights Day on 10 December 2014.

Plans for a new ‘super exam’ for all qualifying solicitors have been approved by the Legal Services Board, meaning that the Solicitors Qualifying Exam is now certain to go ahead in some form.

A personal injury solicitor has become one of the youngest people in the country to run a major law firm. 

The new chair of the Legal Services Consumer Panel, Sarah Chambers, has said that they are ready to tell the government some “uncomfortable truths” about legal aid.

Global law firm Reed Smith has launched a new programme, Wellness Works, to support the wellbeing of its employees. 

The cost of taking the Bar Professional Training Course has been increased by almost every course provider this year.

A recent lecture hosted by Nottingham Law School has suggested that legal education should develop students' understanding of how language works.

In this masterclass run by Trowers & Hamlins LLP, the firm will discuss real estate law, including who key clients are, the types of project real estate lawyers handle and what a typical day in the life of a real estate lawyer at Trowers looks like.

The Law Society has said that plans for a new, purpose-built court in London should serve to cement England & Wales’ reputation as the jurisdiction of choice for international commercial legal services and dispute resolution.

The SRA has published a guide to help prospective owners of alternative business structures understand what they will need to do in order to earn an operating licence.

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.

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.

Lewis Silkin has been named the best law firm to work for in the country in The Sunday Times' annual "100 best companies to work for" supplement.

Linklaters has offered voluntary redundancies to all London-based secretaries. 

The Junior Lawyers Division has called for a recommended trainee minimum salary, arguing that there will be a significant negative impact on diversity in the profession following the abolition of the mandatory minimum salary from 1 August 2014.