BARBRI has launched its International Home Study Programme, offering candidates the chance to study over 10 months (rather than the traditional six) its US bar exam course, which is tailored specifically for non-US trained law graduates and lawyers.

Leading law firm Shoosmiths has imposed a £200 levy for lawyers who choose to travel by plane for work.  

The Next 100 Years has launched an annual lecture series, Heilbron Lectures, named after Rose Heilbron QC – the first female senior judge and joint first female Queen’s Counsel (QC). The series of annual lectures will promote rising female legal experts and balance out the current male-dominated lecture format.

BPP University Law School has announced fees for its new Bar Course which is set to replace the BPTC from September 2020.

Research published at the end of last year suggests that a working-class accent could damage your chances of finding a training contract.

Legal education provider The University of Law has revealed that it has entered six new university partnerships to guarantee Solicitors Qualifying Exam (SQE) course places for future lawyers. 

The Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) launched new research surrounding gaps in access to justice.

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Working from home may be damaging law firms’ productivity despite sustained levels of high profit, new research by the Law Society has revealed.

I hope you all had a chance to take a break from studying and applications over the winter break.

The latest episode of The LawCareers.Net Podcast, released this week, is focused on how first-year students can navigate work experience, prepare for interviews and process rejection.

Lots of banking and housing news this week shows that market forces are continuing to most effect ordinary people, while the flotation of a luxury car brand into a separate entity will excite investors at the other end of society.

Court hearings are becoming swifter and more effective, saving victims, witnesses and the police time through virtual courts and video technology, according to Justice Ministers Nick Herbert and Jonathan Djanology.

Should an employee get sacked for sending offensive tweets?

Last week, law firms and legal departments across the country promoted legal apprenticeship vacancies as part of National Apprenticeship Week.

The pandemic didn’t impact the Legal Practice Course (LPC) pass rates, according to new statistics from the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA).

The University of Law has announced that it will deliver a new four-year integrated master’s course. The MLaw (Solicitors’ Practice) will combine the university’s LLB Law with professional SQE1 and SQE2 preparation modules (subject to academic approval). 

Anderson Mori & Tomotsune, one of Japan’s biggest law firms, has opened a new office in London and is set to target UK and European companies entering the Japanese market.

Sheffield Hallam University has become the first university to set up a fully functioning law firm so that its students can gain work experience during their studies. SHU Law is a not-for-profit alternative business structure that was licensed by the Solicitors Regulation Authority in January.