Three legal apprentices have just started at the BBC, joining its in-house legal team on a two-year advanced apprenticeship course that will lead to a Level 3 CILEx Certificate in Law and Practice.

An event aimed at lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender students, with the tag line "Now you're out, let us help you get in", is being held on 4 December 2012.

According to a report in theLaw Gazette, former Bar chairman Nick Green QC has claimed that the rise in paralegals is bringing down the cost of legal advice, as clients realise that paralegals can do many of the same tasks as solicitors and barristers for a fraction of the cost.

Over 7,000 members of the legal profession turned out for the ninth annual London Legal Walk, which took place on 20 May.

The Law Society’s recently published Economic Value report found that the gross value added (GVA) from the UK legal sector is estimated to have grown by 50% in the past 10 years – the GVA was £34.2 billion in 2022. 

International law firm DAC Beachcroft is the latest to move permanently away from compulsory office attendance, but national firm Duncan Lewis has bucked the trend of organisations downsizing office space by relocating to central London.

Boots is a name in a sea of other employers that are mandating a full-time return to the office, including several law firms all over the country.

Meta has come out victorious in a case against the Federal Trade Commission and a new EU law could lead to a change in how plant-based food is labelled in the UK. Meanwhile, Ford’s managing director has spoken out about proposed taxes on electric vehicles and the Advertising Standards Authority has removed adverts posted by four hotels due to misleading pricing claims.

The UK Supreme Court has recently made a statement that’ll greatly impact brand owners and is likely to have a ripple effect through the fashion, footwear and sports industries.

Find out about the recruitment process at BLM and what to expect on the firm’s vacation scheme.

US law firm Fried, Frank, Harris, Shriver & Jacobson has launched an in-house pupillage scheme.

Following a morning walk-out in protest at the proposed cuts to legal aid earlier this month, criminal lawyers are planning to stage a full day of protest if the government’s planned cuts go ahead.

Norton Rose has announced an impending merger with US firm Fulbright & Jaworski, which is set to be completed on 1 June 2013.

Elite corporate firm Travers Smith has become the latest big firm to announce that it is embracing flexible working.

The Law Society has called on the new Justice Secretary, Robert Buckland, to focus on access to justice and undo the years of damage done to the legal aid system under successive governments.

Lewis Silkin has been named the best law firm to work for in the country in The Sunday Times' annual "100 best companies to work for" supplement.

A new national award for law students, the Future Legal Mind award, has been launched by the National Accident Helpline.

The Law Society has conducted research into the economic value to the United Kingdom of legal services, with headline findings that include a legal sector that is worth £25 billion, creates 8,000 new jobs and adds £379 million to the country’s economy.

Solicitors’ and criminal barristers’ representative bodies have called on Prime Minister Boris Johnson to use his large Conservative majority in Parliament to address problems in the justice system.