Farrer & Co LLP has launched a free training guide for prospective lawyers to improve their commercial acumen – a skill that all law firm recruiters look for in candidates. 

City firms have revealed plans to reduce office space, as lawyers forecast remote working to become the new norm.

As reported by the Law Gazette, the number of students submitting applications to study the legal practice course is down 10% on 2013 figures.

New research has revealed that almost half of the 85,000 partners and employees working in the top 50 UK law firms are now on LinkedIn, the professional networking site.

The Solicitor Regulation Authority’s plan to allow solicitors to practise from unregulated businesses has been met with criticism and lobbying, although solicitors in small firms are still mainly ignorant about the proposed changes.

Manchester law firm Croftons has created an iPhone app designed to help claimants gather accurate evidence and information at the scene of an accident at work or on the road which could result in a personal injury claim.

Much like last week’s round-up, there is only thing on the business pages and that is the effect that the referendum result is having on the pound, markets, deals, consumer spending and so much more. 

Law firms and barristers’ chambers need to improve the diversity of their workforces or face having quotas imposed on them, the Black Solicitors Network has said.

The College of Law has launched several new scholarships to assist potential lawyers with their student fees.

David Greene, president of The Law Society, has resigned over allegations of misconduct. 

Law firm Shoosmiths is set to give staff access to an extra £1 million bonus pot four months ahead of schedule, after hitting its annual target for Microsoft Copilot prompts early.

Desperately needed new domestic abuse legislation is to be dropped for the second time when Parliament is dissolved this week.

The Bar Standards Board has published its latest annual report summarising activities over 2017-18.

US firm Latham & Watkins and global giant Baker & McKenzie have been rated by students as the two best vacation scheme providers in the Legal Week Intelligence 2011 Law Student Report.

Another mixed bag of business news this week – some up, most down. Guess that’s to be expected in this time of unprecedented economic uncertainty. Even if you’re in the final throes of training contract application fever, read on for our hand-picked selection of stories.

The Bar Standards Board has hosted another debate about the future of training to be a barrister, as part of its Future Bar Training consultation. 

The Bar Council and the Bar Standards Board have released results from a survey entitled "Barristers' Working Lives". It aimed to provide data on the Bar’s profile, and to gather insight into the working lives and employment experiences of barristers.

Paralegal work’s reputation for being a dead end to career advancement may soon be put to bed, as plans to implement formal qualifications and training opportunities for an advanced paralegal apprenticeship accelerate.

The Bar Council recently ran a week of events for sixth form students, designed to promote better access to the profession.

Justice Secretary Robert Buckland has contradicted suggestions from the top levels of the government that judges are politically biased and not truly independent.