The outstanding pro bono and volunteering achievements of individual lawyers, law firms, charities and advice clinics were celebrated last week at the LawWorks Annual Pro Bono Awards.

Cardiff Law School will be offering the GDL from September 2012, subject to validation by the SRA.

The Legal Advice Centre at Nottingham Law School, dubbed a ‘teaching law firm’, has recovered over £3 million in benefits and compensation for its clients in five years.

The prestigious LawWorks and Attorney General Student Awards has opened for nominations.

Careers advice provider Ultimate Law Guide is holding a one-day conference on 11 July, designed to help trainees and students learn more about the "radically changing profession" they hope to join and the skills they need to succeed.

The Law Society has been criticised for a lack of “ethical leadership” on lawyers’ use of non-disclosure agreements (NDA) by leading legal academic and policy adviser Richard Moorhead, who has called for greater regulation of the controversial practice because the legal profession is not willing to change on its own.

Family law specialist Dawson Cornwell has awarded its second annual Peter Clarke prize to Rebecca Hazeldine, a former College of Law student who gained outstanding results in the family law module of the LPC.

As recent changes to the law move to reflect wider society's growing embracement of diversity and LGBT equality, more lawyers are making LGBT rights part of their practices.

LawCareers.Net has teamed up with diversity organisations Aspiring Interns and upReach to offer free places to LawCareersNetLIVE.

For many years mental health and the legal profession have been at loggerheads. Long hours, high-intensity workloads and covid-19 are among a seemingly endless list of factors that continue to contribute to the profession’s mental health crisis. And what about those vying to get through the door? The competition is, as ever, fierce and expectations high.

Kaplan Law School has today announced that effective September 2014, it will be discontinuing its BPTC course.

In recent years, there’s been a growing dialogue around mental health in the law – a profession that has a reputation for long hours and intense work. A number of studies and changing priorities have put working hours under the microscope, with more people beginning to ask questions about working practices and the demands often expected of lawyers.

We asked these high-flying City lawyers their opinions of the event.

Leading commercial lawyers give advice on application and interview technique.

For the first time this year, students embarking on Nottingham Law School’s LLB law degree will be taking an ‘applied legal knowledge’ pathway in their final year in preparation for the new Solicitors Qualifying Examination (SQE).

The holy month of Ramadan is a few weeks away, a time when Muslims don’t eat or drink while the sun is up to practise gratitude, discipline and worship. It can be difficult for students to balance this alongside their studies, but it’s manageable with the right preparation and mindset. Below is my advice on how to succeed academically during Ramadan. 

Diversity and inclusion is being talked about more than ever. For the legal profession, a commitment to ensuring candidates from all backgrounds feel welcome and supported, as well as implementing inclusive policies and outreach is paramount to its recruitment strategies, and is often splashed across law firm websites and brochures. Sometimes it might feel like this is just lip service – buzz words used for marketing purposes.

Will the new age discrimination legislation spell the end of graduate recruitment programmes?

The woman I was a month ago and the woman I am today are two very different people and it’s all thanks to beginning my Bar Vocational Studies course at City, University of London.

Here we are again, another lockdown (in England at least). In order to save lives and prevent the NHS from being overwhelmed by the spread of covid-19, we are being asked to stay inside and not mix with others.