The University of Law has linked up with several London boroughs to provide its first Higher Apprenticeships in Legal Services.

A whopping 86% of postgraduate law students believe that university law courses should prioritise employability training and professional skills development over academic prowess.

A recent study by the Bridge Group – a social equality consultancy – found that more than half of partners at City firms went to private schools, while solicitors from lower socio-economic backgrounds take 18 months longer to reach partner.

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Shoosmiths has launched a new scheme to increase AI use, encouraging staff to use Microsoft Copilot AI to unlock a £1 million bonus pot.

The requirement that prospective solicitors gain two years’ practising experience in order to qualify will remain when the Solicitors Qualifying Examination comes into force, the Solicitors Regulation Authority has confirmed. 

Legal apprenticeship specialist Damar Training and legal education provider BARBRI have announced a new technology partnership that embeds BARBRI’s learning technology into Damar’s solicitor apprenticeship programmes.  

Legal education provider BARBRI has collaborated with top UK universities, including the University of Derby and Liverpool John Moores University, to embed its cutting-edge Solicitors Qualifying Exam (SQE) preparation technology into master’s degree programmes.

Global law firm Dentons has launched a new internally developed AI tool, DAISY, which provides secure generative-AI competences to the entire staff across Europe and Central Asia.

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.

Reed Smith recently ran a competition asking students from four universities to submit a video on what they thought the law firm of the future would look like.

Women lawyers are generally earning more than their male peers at the junior stages of their careers, but face earning less than male lawyers as their careers progress, new research from Eversheds has found.

A partner vote looks set to be the next stage in a potential merger between Clyde & Co LLP and BLM, following the completion of detailed discussions and due diligence last week. 

Legal aid lawyers have been called a “dying breed” after research by the Junior Lawyers Division found that only 4% of young lawyers are interested in working in legal aid.

As part of the 50th anniversary celebration of the London branch of the Chartered Institute of Legal Executives, President Nick Hanning called for the legal professions to work together to implement the recommendations of the Legal Education and Training Review.

Women are outperforming men in relation to some judicial appointments up to and including the High Court, statistics published by the Judicial Appointments Commission have revealed.

The University of Law has announced the relocation of its Yorkshire training centre from York to Leeds.

BAME candidates are still much less likely to secure pupillage than white students, while those who attended fee-paying schools remain disproportionately represented, according to the latest annual report from the Bar Standards Board.

Two students have proven they’ve got what it takes in recent competitions; one impressing with an essay on what determines appropriate humanitarian intervention and the other securing a scholarship to embark on the BPTC.

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