Legal pro bono charity LawWorks is set to feature in a BBC Radio 4 Appeal fronted by the presenter and comedy writer Clive Anderson this Sunday, 22 January. 

Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer LLP has announced that its newly qualified solicitor pay will rise to £150,000, as the battle for legal talent in London continues. 

In the wake of the release of the Leveson Report last week, the Law Society’s last public debate event of the year will examine the report’s conclusions on British press culture, practices and ethics.

No preamble required: straight in with this week’s essential business reading.

The legal sector is set for another decade of change, with increased consumer protection and provision high up the agenda in the Legal Service Board’s (LSB) new 10-year strategy.

Top City firms Linklaters, Weil Gotshal & Manges and Mills & Reeve have all taken advisory roles in the leading Chinese food company Bright Food's acquisition of a 60% stake in the famous breakfast cereal brand, Weetabix.

Media organisations will be able to broadcast crown court judges’ sentencing remarks to the public for the first time under new draft legislation brought forward by the government.

The Direct Line Group has revealed its intention to branch into legal services, with an application for alternative business structure status set to be submitted before the new year.

International firm Allen & Overy is set to house a special office for start-up ‘lawtech’ businesses. 

A recent report commissioned by the Solicitors Regulation Authority has shown the wide variety of education and training processes used across the legal profession.

National law firm Ashfords has launched a six-year solicitor apprenticeship as an alternative route to qualifying as a solicitor. 

The Law Reform Committee of the Bar Council has announced the topic for its annual essay competition, sponsored by the Bar Council scholarship trust.

A website which enables customers to get in direct contact with barristers has received the support of the Bar Council.

A joint statement was issued on 6 October by the Legal Services Board, the SRA and the Council for Licensed Conveyancers (CLC) to mark the first day that alternative business structures (ABS) and other new forms of legal service business are allowed to operate.

BPP University College of Professional Studies became BPP University on 6 August 2013.

International firms Herbert Smith and Freehills have announced that they will merge to become the leading firm in the Asia Pacific region, one of the world's fastest growing legal markets.

A decidedly autumnal feel in the air should invoke that "back to school" feeling, sharpening the senses and focusing the mind on the new term ahead. 

The College of Law and the International Bar Association have teamed up to offer four £2,500 scholarships to students on the CoL's LLM in international legal practice, which runs from September 2012.

The student-run pro bono clinic at Northumbria University, Student Law Office, has secured more than £130,000 in compensation for its clients in 2013/14.

The College of Law in York has announced that it is inviting applications from law students for the annual Tracy Kaye/Berrymans Lace Mawer LLP Memorial Bursary, which helps towards LPC tuition fees.