The Bar Standards Board has signed a memorandum of understanding with the Inns of Court to recognise the “vital” role played by the Inns for aspiring barristers.

If you decide that a career as a lawyer is for you, there are a few things you should be doing even before you start university. 

Summer is here! Not that you’d know it to look outside. Console yourself in the face of gloomy weather with this selection of interesting business-related news from the past week.

Employment in London's legal services sector is growing faster than any other financial or professional services industry, according to figures released by lobby group TheCityUK.

Commercial awareness; you can’t have too much of it and the more you work at it, the deeper and more nuanced yours will become.

An app that aims to be 'the Uber of legal and accountancy services' has been launched by solicitor and former managing partner of Harvey Ingram, Simon Astill.

The Solicitors Regulation Authority has pledged to emphasise the good work of law firms which handle asylum cases following a highly positive review of the sector. 

Lincoln’s Inn brings to life the stories of six practising barristers from unconventional backgrounds in its new outreach film Becoming a Barrister.  

Tooks Chambers - the set of Michael Mansfield QC - has decided to begin the process of dissolution as the "direct result of the government's legal aid policies".

On 22 July Beachcroft LLP and Davies Arnold Cooper LLP announced their merger plans, which will take effect on 1 November 2011, with the firm to be renamed DAC Beachcroft LLP.

Mid-tier law firms Simmons & Simmons LLP, RPC and Shoosmiths have launched new policies to reward lawyers for billing higher hours, with bonuses of up to 40% of base salary on offer. 

On Friday 12 October LawCareers.Net’s very own agony aunt, the Oracle, will be answering questions live on Twitter between 3.00-3.30pm.