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The world of alternative business structures continues to buzz with new licences granted and discussion on regulation

The legal sector has been granted almost £1 million of government funding to create 750 apprenticeships by March 2015.

Further to news last week that Cobbetts planned to go into administration, with DWF intending to buy the ailing firm, the deal has now gone ahead.

This year’s advocacy competition, run by The Times and sponsored by Herbert Smith Freehills, has opened for submissions.

Trainee and newly qualified solicitors think that firms should do more to provide training and support on stress at work, a survey by the Junior Lawyers Division (JLD) has revealed.  

The first charity in the UK to provide legal aid to the social care sector has been launched in partnership with leading City law firms.

Applications are now open for the LawCareersNetLIVE careers conferences taking place later this year.

Global firm DWF could soon become the largest UK-based law firm to float on the stock market, its chairman has said.

Top City firms have been preparing to advise their clients on the consequences of the United Kingdom’s potential exit from the European Union.

The one-day London Law Fair - billed as an "open-access" fair - has opened for registration to all those who are interested in meeting "a range of organisations which are leading employers [and discovering] what they are looking for".

Trainee retention rates have fallen overall for the first time since 2009, according to a survey conducted by the Chambers Student Guide.

The Territorial Army is actively recruiting lawyers via a just-launched TV ad campaign.

The Junior Lawyers Division is encouraging members to participate in the Law Society’s consultation on a recommended minimum salary.

The final report of the Legal Education and Training Review has been further delayed. Originally, the report's release was planned for December 2012.

The American Bar Association has decided not to accredit foreign law schools, a decision that has been eagerly anticipated for nearly two years.

Immerse yourself this week in some quite depressing economic news – of EU budgetary demands, Tesco's massive hole in its profits and increased government spending.

Expect most news agencies to be preoccupied by the mayoral election today, but there is still lots of commercial news doing the rounds.

A study conducted by a researcher at University of Warwick Centre for Human Rights has revealed that nearly 20% of not-for-profit legal advice centres are planning to charge for their services, as a response to the recent legal aid cuts.

To address the national backlog of cases, earlier in November judges moved hearings from crown courts in Ipswich and St Albans to Cambridge, as well as nearby magistrates' buildings in St Albans and Peterborough.