BPP University Law School and Kennedys have teamed up in relation to the firm’s six new solicitor and 16 new paralegal apprenticeships. Kennedys was among the group of leading firms that helped develop the new trailblazer apprenticeship standards, designed to ensure that students have the required skills and knowledge needed to thrive in the legal services market.

As a recent graduate, I feel as though I’m in a good position to talk about some of the common tropes of a law degree.

I want to talk about law-related books in my personal statement for university applications. What are your favourite legal books to add to my summer reading list?

A digital skills module is being added to the Legal Practice Course at BPP University Law School to address the lack of focus on technology in the current course. 

First-year law students at City University London will learn about the reality of working in the legal profession through the introduction of a compulsory graduate market and employability module.

Dentons has made a donation of £48,000 to support three undergraduate bursaries at Queen Mary University of London’s (QMUL) School of Law.

BPP University has awarded honours to three women who have made outstanding contributions to their field of work, including the lawyer Dame Janet Gaymer.

I’m qualifying via the Solicitors Qualifying Exam (SQE) and am confused about the qualifying work experience (QWE) requirement. What’s QWE? What work counts as QWE?

I’m beginning to understand the mechanics of the Solicitors Qualifying Exam (SQE). In Autumn 2021 the Solicitors Regulation Authority will introduce a two-part assessment, including a multiple-choice element designed to test legal knowledge (SQE1) and a series of written and oral exams designed to test legal skills (SQE2). Eventually, all new solicitors will have to pass both stages and undertake two years of relevant work experience before they can qualify.

Two students have proven they’ve got what it takes in recent competitions; one impressing with an essay on what determines appropriate humanitarian intervention and the other securing a scholarship to embark on the BPTC.

The winner of the annual Future Legal Mind Award has been named as Charley-Anne Gordon, a final-year law student at the University of Buckingham. The competition, which is run by National Accident Helpline, aims to find and celebrate future legal talent.

I’ve discussed my experience with the change from first year to second year on LawCareers.Net previously. However, now that I've reached the midway point in my first semester in third year, I’m back to discuss the jump from second to third year. 

The Legal Education and Training Review could be outdated before it is published, University of Law chief executive Nigel Savage has warned.

Career changers and mature candidates can make great lawyers. Many solicitors’ firms and barristers’ chambers value the transferable skills and experiences that career changers bring, with some explicitly encouraging career changers to apply. Read on to learn how you can make the change from your old career into law.

Career changers and mature candidates can make great lawyers. Many solicitors’ firms and barristers’ chambers value the transferable skills and experiences that career changers bring, with some explicitly encouraging career changers to apply. Read on to learn how you can make the change from your old career into law.

The BLD Foundation (BLD) recently held a reception at the House of Commons to raise awareness of the need to increase diversity in, and access to, the legal profession.

I recently graduated with my law degree (which still feels odd to write) and, call me nosy, one of the most interesting things following this has been hearing about the plans of my fellow graduates. These conversations have reminded me how versatile a law degree is and forced me to think of life outside of legal studies.

High-performing student Saida Hidari has received “life-changing” funding from the Fraud Lawyers Association (FLA) to support her studies at the University of Salford.

International law firm Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner has announced the launch of a unique international summer placement programme for students taking the double degree in English and French law at Queen Mary University of London and Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne. 

This guide is meant to be a concise and digestible plan of what NOT to do, if you’ve secured a place on a training contract or vacation scheme assessment centre and have been fortunate enough to reach the interview stage.