DWF Group Plc has launched a new firm-wide policy in support of women going through the menopause, recognising it as an “important workplace issue”. The firm’s action plan has been created in line with the Menopause Workplace Pledge.
The UK legal services sector posted its highest-ever monthly revenue in October, reaching £5.26 billion, according to the latest Office for National Statistics data released today. This marks an 8% increase on September and a 3.5% rise compared to October 2024, despite a wider economic slowdown.
Criminal solicitors and barristers in Northern Ireland took part in a one-day strike on Monday 4 November to protest low legal aid fees. The Criminal Bar Association said that, when adjusted for inflation, legal aid rates have plummeted between 47% and 58% since 2005, putting the system of criminal aid at a “crisis point”.
New research suggests that generational divide is the biggest challenge junior lawyers will face in the workplace, while most law firms said they require non-law students to complete a law conversion course ahead of starting the Solicitors Qualifying Exam (SQE).