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LawCareers.Net’s recent early career lawyer diversity survey has found that 76% of aspiring or junior lawyers agree or strongly agree that law firms often contain ‘old boys’ clubs’, while nearly 70% believe firms aren’t doing enough to promote diversity and inclusion in the legal profession. 

The LawCareersNetLIVE conferences, sponsored by The University of Law, are a golden opportunity for students to network with international, City and national firms; gain insights into firms’ key practice areas; and benefit from expert application advice direct from recruiters.

Big changes are sweeping the legal profession - not least to the ways in which you can become part of it and how you will be trained once you get there.

Exams are over (woohoo) and there are a few weeks ahead of you to organise and do as you please. No prep to do, no consolidation to do and absolutely no dissertation writing to do (double woohoo).

The Bar Standards Board has appointed five new lay board members. This means that from January 2012, lay members will outnumber barrister members for the first time since the BSB’s inception in 2006.

A number of firms' work placement schemes have been shortlisted for the annual National Council for Work Experience Awards.

At LCN we usually focus on UK legal matters, but the unprecedented events involving hundreds of US lawyers and several principled judges in the United States over the weekend are of such global importance to those who value the law and legal process that we wouldn’t be doing our job if we didn’t report them and compile some useful links for the aspiring legal practitioners who comprise our readers.

We’ve reached the time of year again when many law students are in the midst of training contract applications. As daunting as this process may be, here are a few tricks that may help you stand out from the crowd.

Bristol - the UK’s most environmentally friendly city, the world’s leading producer of hot air balloons and the place I call home during term-time.

I've pulled together three top tips to help you tackle those January blues and stay upbeat in the coming months… after all, its nearly summer.

It’s worth mentioning that a legal career is competitive and expensive.

The Next 100 Years, a project founded by Dana Denis-Smith, has launched a new £100,000 scholarship campaign, Paving the Way, “to give the next generation of game changers help on the first step of their journey into a legal career”.

A third increase will be applied to the fees associated with the Solicitors Qualifying Exam (SQE) assessments from September 2025, taking the costs to £1,934 for SQE1 and £2,974 for SQE2. 

Economic data tells a story of unparalleled and strident expansion for legal services. These figures are not only impressive, but also thought provoking: could there be a limit to this legal growth in a well-functioning economy?

Linklaters has launched a tailored training contract for Mandarin speakers whereby candidates are trained in London before moving to practise in China upon qualification.

Mark Evans has been inaugurated as the 181st president of the Law Society of England and Wales. He has pledged to champion all aspiring solicitors, noting that “there are still significant challenges for prospective solicitors, particularly for those from disadvantaged backgrounds”.