Today, legal technology provider Litera announced that it’s working with Microsoft to develop a Microsoft Copilot integration to streamline workflows for lawyers, improving efficiency and accuracy.

Reed Smith has agreed to become the first law firm to place all of its work experience opportunities on www.GoThinkBig.co.uk, an initiative which aims to make thousands of diverse work experience opportunities available to anyone with access to the Internet.

Kaplan Law School's plan to introduce an admissions test for entry onto its LPC course has been blocked by the SRA, according to a recent report in the Lawyer.

City law firm Kingsley Napley LLP has announced a new enhanced ‘Time-off for Dependents’ policy, which surpasses the UK’s statutory obligations.

The LawWorks Annual Pro Bono Awards has once again recognised the outstanding contributions made by the firms and individuals who give their time and expertise for free to help others who cannot afford to pay for legal services.

City firm HFW has announced a new gender equality strategy, vowing that at least 40% of senior lateral hires over the next three years will go to women, after missing its 2020 gender targets.

Over half of callers to the LawCare helpline in 2019 were trainee solicitors, pupil barristers or junior lawyers, according to the legal mental health charity’s latest figures.

The College of Law has announced details of its 2013 scholarship programme, to help its students with their course fees.

International firm Dentons will close two UK offices – one in Aberdeen and the other in Watford – to assist with full-time working from home and reduce its real estate.

The government has U-turned on its decision to deny legal aid to unaccompanied migrant children following a judicial review brought by The Children’s Society.

The UK’s largest law school, The University of Law, has seen profits rise for the 18 months to 31 May 2022, according to the latest figures released.

Leading national firm Penningtons Manches and shipping specialist Thomas Cooper have agreed to merge, the firms have announced.

As the Lawyer reports, flexible working has come under scrutiny at Ashurst as part of a long-term project to improve the firm's working environment.

Commerciality remains top of many recruiters’ list of ideal traits for their future trainees - where better to develop that skill than with a small collection of topical business news stories, designed to help you to start thinking like a lawyer.

The chair of the Solicitors Regulation Authority’s equality, diversity and inclusion committee has emphasised the SRA’s commitment to addressing the disproportionately high representation of black and minority ethnic solicitors in the regulator’s disciplinary work.

Submissions are now open for the 2019 Future Legal Mind Award essay competition run by National Accident Helpline.

International firm Dentons – the largest law firm in the world by headcount –is opening its first office in Ireland.

Prominent in-house appointments have made the news this month, with Royal Dutch Shell naming Donny Ching as its new legal director and HSBC Holdings hiring Shawn Chen to lead its global litigation and regulatory affairs group.