Applications for vacation schemes and training contracts are currently being processed by law firms across the globe and, as video interviews and psychometric testing continue, many candidates are now being invited to assessment centres.

Welcome to the next topic in this series, where I attempt to make commercial awareness content for non-law students like myself.

Artificial intelligence (AI) has been more prevalent in our lives than ever before - self-driving cars, automated clinical diagnosis and credit card application approval all incorporate a significant degree of AI.

After a memorable conversation with my criminal practice professor on her career in criminal law, I've been leafing through The Secret Barrister: Nothing But the Truth, an eye-opening account of experiences as a criminal barrister.

If you have recently graduated with a law degree – congratulations. If you are about to take your final exams – good luck. If you are reading this article, you’re probably wondering what to do once you have graduated. Have you considered becoming a paralegal? Here are some reasons why you should…

White & Case LLP, Gowling WLG (UK) LLP and Taylor Wessing have each revealed increases in salary for their newly qualified (NQ) lawyers, as pay rises for NQs continue to be announced across the profession. 

Leaked data reveals that top government lawyers have been offered an average 16% pay increase but a third of the Government Legal Department’s workforce have been excluded from the deal.  

Legal mental health charity LawCare has reported a 24% increase in the number of people contacting the charity for support so far this year as it reveals plans to launch new guidance for employers on World Mental Health Day. 

The next generation of City lawyers want more from their prospective employers than high salaries and bonuses, a survey conducted by Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer has found.

With Mental Health Awareness Week just around the corner, legal mental health charity LawCare is calling upon the legal community to address the high levels of anxiety within the profession. 

As a conversion course, the PGDL is only the first steppingstone on the way to becoming a lawyer for non-law graduates. 

The Law Society has responded to the concerns raised in the legal education and training review, reinforcing its commitment to the traditional route to qualification while simultaneously acknowledging that the LETR should lead to the opening of alternative ways into the profession.

Junior lawyers at top paying US law firms in London work on average more than 12 hours a day, according to a recent survey. 

The Law Society has attacked the Solicitors Regulation Authority's consultation on the abolition of the minimum salary for trainee solicitors.

More than a third of law firms in England and Wales are now majority-owned by women, showing continuing progress toward gender equality in the legal profession, the Law Society has said in marking this International Women’s Day.

Both the Law Society and the Chartered Institute of Legal Executives welcomed new presidents to their organisations last week.

According to reports in The Lawyer, the Law Society has warned the owner of Solicitors from Hell to remove the website from the Internet or face High Court action.

National firm Irwin Mitchell LLP has significantly expanded its presence in the North East following the acquisition of family practice Silk Family Law, meaning it now has one of the largest family teams in the UK.

The Law Society has criticised the Bar Standards Board's plans to allow barristers with less than three years' experience to accept work directly from the public, without supervision.