Below are some commonly asked questions about legal apprenticeships.

Hello everyone! My name’s John, and I’m a new blogger here on LawCareers.Net. I’m currently in my third year of a four-year Scots law LLB at the University of Aberdeen, and like many of you, I’m an aspiring solicitor.

Cambridge University has topped the Guardian's league table of law faculties in the United Kingdom, with a perfect score - 100 out of 100.

With the introduction of the Solicitors Qualifying Examination, the path to becoming a lawyer has undergone a significant transformation. Candidates across the UK are adjusting to this new assessment format, which differs from traditional academic exams. In this article, Jody Tranter, senior director of learning at BARBRI, explores how adopting the right mindset can help you navigate this new exam and route to becoming a lawyer with confidence and clarity.

Full-service law firm Cripps Pemberton Greenish has appointed leading training provider BPP University to deliver Solicitors Qualifying Exam (SQE) preparation courses to its future trainees.

Two UK firms have announced they are getting behind the growing apprenticeship movement, recruiting apprentices to join their firms in September 2016.

Hogan Lovells has teamed up with three universities to launch a £150,000 bursary scheme to help law undergraduates through their studies.

An app has been developed by law students at Manchester University that allows users to find help when legal advice centres are closed.

The University of Law has launched a new combined Bar Professional Training Course LLM programme. 

As coronavirus accelerates the changes sweeping the legal sector, your university’s employability service can help you to understand what employers are looking for, keep up with changes to the market and the competition for opportunities, and develop the post-pandemic skills needed to secure a training contract. Here are five ways to use your careers service to make a real difference to your legal career prospects, with examples from students and the employability team at The University of Law.

CILEx Regulation has appointed The University of Law as its training and assessment provider to run its alternative route to authorising Chartered Legal Executives who want to apply for additional practice rights. 

Isabella Lewis (she/her) is a senior associate who works in debt finance at A&O Shearman. In this profile, Isabella discusses her area of focus, trade and commodities finance, how extensive research led her to decide on a career in law and the importance of business development. 

Do I have to study A-level law to become a lawyer?

The coronavirus pandemic has so far not led to any delay in plans to change legal education and training in 2021 with the introduction of the new Solicitors Qualifying Exam (SQE). Here is everything we know about the new exams, from the syllabus, to the format of the exams themselves, to the possible cost for candidates, to the response of law firms, universities, law schools and junior lawyers.