More than a quarter (27%) of small and medium (SME) law firms haven’t adopted the Solicitor’s Qualifying Exam (SQE) yet, according to new research.

The value of the planned new Solicitors Qualifying Examination which all solicitors would have to pass in order to qualify has been questioned in the House of Lords.

Encased in a sleeve of deep cerise, this year's appetizing edition of The Training Contract & Pupillage Handbook is good enough to eat.

Now a decade old, the annual National Apprenticeship Week begins today, 6 March, with a host of events planned around the country. 

The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) has appointed Nottingham Law School (NLS) to deliver CPS solicitor apprenticeships across the North of England.

The alternative legal services (ALS) market has reached a record high of $28.5 billion, according to a recent report.

The Future Legal Mind Award 2020 has been launched by National Accident Helpline.

The Chartered Institute of Legal Executives has announced a revamped approach to training as a lawyer, designed to meet the changing demands of the modern legal market.

The Junior Lawyers Division of the Law Society has attacked a move by the Solicitors Regulation Authority to amend its minimum wage consultation, which could see trainees earning as little as £2.60 an hour.

Junior lawyers can now defer compulsory Professional Skills Course modules for 12 months, as the Solicitors Regulation Authority responds to the pandemic and relaxes professional training rules.  

Law firms and chambers are failing on inclusion as disabled lawyers are significantly underrepresented in the legal profession compared to the wider employed population.

To help you progress your legal training and prepare you for your career as a solicitor, we offer four weeks guaranteed qualifying work experience (QWE) within our legal advice clinics to our LLM Legal Practice (SQE1&2) and MA Law (SQE1) students.

National firm Plexus Law has announced the first seven alumni of its apprenticeship scheme, all of whom have been offered permanent jobs at the firm.

A number of City law firms have collaborated to create a legal operations graduate scheme, which includes a four-week course and workshops. 

Law schools may be forced to postpone LPC exams after the Solicitors Regulation Authority said that law schools assessments may not move online. Government social distancing guidelines mean that normal examinations cannot take place.

LawCareers.Net's annual reader survey has left one aspiring solicitor £1,000 richer.

National law firm Browne Jacobson LLP announced its partnership with O Shaped last week, a movement founded in 2019 that aims to drive “positive change” across the legal industry. 

Salary (49.55%) and work/life balance (48.65%) were rated as the most important factors that candidates are looking for in their future legal employer in LawCareers.Net’s user survey. 

College of Law students have won two prestigious legal skills competitions at national level.

Weighing in at around 700 pages of useful information, this year’s edition of The Training Contract & Pupillage Handbook (TCPH) is finally here, resplendent in eye-catching red.