The Law Society is in support of a five-point pathway of tangible steps to boost social mobility and break the City’s ‘class ceiling’ following a report from the City’s Socio-Economic Diversity Taskforce.

As part of LCN's increased focus on diversity in the legal profession, we’ve been looking at the relationship between candidates and firms when it comes to diverse talent. 

The Ministry of Defence’s plan to extend the concept of ‘combat immunity’ will lead to soldiers being unable to access justice and cover-ups, the Law Society has warned. 

The proportion of women and BAME people who make up the solicitors’ profession has increased in the last decade, the latest annual statistics report from the Law Society shows.

As law students will be keenly aware, January marks the onset of application deadlines for many vacation schemes and work placements.

The majority of practising solicitors are women, but men still occupy a disproportionate number of positions at partner level, according to the Law Society’s latest annual statistics report.

Tens of thousands of lawyers nationwide took part in walks to raise vital funding for free legal services this month, culminating in the London Legal Walk 2018 in which 12,000 people participated.

The Legal Services Board will stop any proposals to limit law school places following the findings of the Legal Education and Training Review by issuing strict guidelines so that regulators only implement the LETR recommendations that it approves.

Mid-tier law firms Simmons & Simmons LLP, RPC and Shoosmiths have launched new policies to reward lawyers for billing higher hours, with bonuses of up to 40% of base salary on offer. 

Prime Minister David Cameron has announced that iProbono, an initiative which connects lawyers with civil society organisations, is the winner of a Big Society Award.

Cooley LLP, a leading technology and life sciences US law firm, has announced the launch of its UK practice.

Recent research suggests that nearly half of the top 200 UK law firms have won business directly through social media engagement, though fewer than a quarter of these have so far integrated social media into their marketing strategies.

The Law Society of England and Wales provided its updated guidance on social media use, outlining the risks of the rise of AI-generated content, and the ethical considerations for solicitors posting and interacting online.

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Birketts LLP, a full-service law firm with office locations across the East of England, London and the South East, eyes plans to develop its international practice by using its City office as a “springboard”. 

Allen & Overy LLP has introduced an artificial intelligence (AI) chatbot named Harvey to complete various tasks and save time “at all levels”. 

The number of practising solicitors in England and Wales has grown in the last year while the number of registered training contracts has fallen slightly, the Law Society’s annual statistics report has revealed.

We’re pleased to be recruiting for our next cohort of solicitor apprentices across our four offices in the UK – Birmingham, Exeter, London and Manchester. Not only will you be able to find a more accessible path into law, you’ll be earning while you learn in a top 50 law firm.

Many young lawyers would like firms to embrace technology and transform outdated working practices in order to operate more like commercial businesses, according to new research from Eversheds.