As more law schools and universities reveal the fees students can expect to pay for Solicitors Qualifying Exam (SQE) preparation courses, the Junior Lawyers Division has said that fears that the new ‘super exam’ would fail to drive down the average cost of becoming a lawyer have been confirmed.

Long since labelled a ‘male-dominated industry’, the legal profession is having its gendered division challenged by women solicitors joining at three times the rate of men.

Research published by the Law Society shows that although proposed changes to the legal aid financial eligibility test are positive, the impact of the cost of living crisis and rises in inflation will continue affecting those using legal aid in the justice system.

The College of Law and the Chartered Institute of Legal Executives have teamed up to deliver a 'one-stop shop' for the legal profession's training requirements.

Both Kennedys and Browne Jacobson have recently welcomed their first batch of legal apprentices, reflecting a trend that is fast gathering momentum.

The City Consortium, which includes Freshfields and Linklaters, will provide ‘top-up courses’ for future trainees taking the Solicitors Qualifying Exam (SQE) to ensure candidates are prepared to commence training contracts within a City practice.  

The Chartered Institute of Legal Executives (CILEX) has enrolled nine scholarship winners onto the CILEX Professional Qualification (CPQ) – a new approach to on-the-job training which CILEX launched in 2021. 

Can I access the government’s postgraduate student loan for the Postgraduate Diploma in Law (PGDL) and the Solicitors Qualifying Exam (SQE) preparation courses?

This session provides you with all the information that you need before embarking on your future career as a solicitor, including an overview of the profession and the skills needed by successful lawyers; what you can do as an undergraduate student to improve your employability for the legal field; an in-depth look at the Solicitors Qualifying Exam (SQE) pathway to qualification and course options available. 

The Chartered Institute of Legal Executives (CILEX) has announced that 83% of students passed the latest CILEX Professional Qualification (CPQ) Foundation assessments.

I’d like to apply for one of the LawCareersNetLIVE conferences, but I’m not sure which event to choose?

To coincide with National Pro Bono Week 2012 (commencing Monday 5 November), LawWorks is running a student conference on Saturday 10 November.

This webinar, sponsored by Dentons, Taylor Wessing and Weil, Gotshal & Manges, covers the basics of launching a legal career.

In this guide we outline some of the key issues facing the UK legal profession, as well as headline-grabbing cases and mergers – are you in the know?

Representative bodies and legal academics have welcomed the Supreme Court’s ruling which makes it clear that an act of parliament must authorise the government’s future triggering of Article 50 of the Treaty on European Union, which will begin the process of the United Kingdom leaving the European Union. 

Applications for the CILEX Foundation’s scholarship and bursary programme are due to close on Friday 29 July. 

The Solicitors Regulation Authority has officially confirmed its shake-up of the route to becoming a solicitor with a new ‘super exam’ which all prospective solicitors will have to pass in order to qualify. 

Browne Jacobson LLP (alongside PwC) tops the UK’s Social Mobility Employer Index for the third time, with magic circle law firms Slaughter and May, Linklaters LLP and Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer LLP also featuring in this year’s top 10.