The idea that the fairy tale is worthy of study by legal scholars may seem uncomfortable to many, with many wondering how the childish world of fantasy stories has anything to do with the sophisticated study of law. However, without the belief in a just world and the fair English legal system, there would be anarchy and no structure to society; thus, the promise of a just world is what allows us as a society to overcome violence. In short, fairy tales and the law are similar because they teach the same simple lesson: misbehave and you will be sorry because justice always prevails.

Career-changers interested in a career in the legal profession will be interested to know that The College of Law in Birmingham is holding a series of events, called Switch to Law, aimed at people without a law degree who want to become lawyers.

The disparity between law conversion and Legal Practice Course and law pass rates at different law schools has become even more extreme, according to a report by the Solicitors Regulation Authority.

What do cross-border transactions involve exactly?

Students and law schools have begun submitting their nominations for the LawWorks and Attorney General Student Pro Bono Awards 2020.

How many lawyers does it take to run an Olympics?

For those who are thinking of applying to first-year schemes or mentoring schemes, you’ll be thinking about which firms you should apply to.

Commercial awareness is understanding that being a lawyer involves much more than just knowing the law – you have to know your clients’ businesses and the sectors they operate in to be able to help them achieve their commercial aims.

Lawyer-client matching service Spoke – described as a ‘legal Airbnb’ has become one of the first UK organisations to use the ‘.law’ domain name.

Environmental, social, and governance (ESG) issues are becoming an increasingly important topic for businesses of all types, including law firms.

New Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) data has found that 53% of the solicitor’s profession are women and 19% of lawyers are from an ethnic minority background, both small increases on previous years.

Every February since 2005, LGBTQ+ History Month has been celebrated across the UK to recognise and commemorate the LGBTQ+ community. Let’s look at the laws that have landed us where we are today.

The reasons that firms decide to merge are as varied as the firms themselves, but there are usually some key drivers – namely, the desire to expand, geographically or in terms of expertise, or to stay afloat. For the lawyers who find that the firm they joined is no longer the firm at which they work, there are normally a raft of opportunities and maybe especially so for trainees.

Revision is a personal topic; everyone has different strengths and different ways of revising. Law has such a variety of ways that you can be assessed, so there’s no catch-all way of revising.

‘Commercial awareness’ is a term you’ve probably heard thrown around a lot by law firm recruiters.

A new conference aimed at anyone hoping to land a training contract with one of the international firms in the City has been announced.