How does commercial awareness apply to work within the private client sector?

Many firms offer to pay their future trainees’ GDL and LPC fees, if they have been recruited while an undergraduate. 

The pupil barristers’ minimum salary will increase from September 2019, with some pupils set for a 50% pay rise when the regulation comes into effect.

According to a recent report in The Lawyer, increased demand has caused the waiting time for cases to progress from the Court of Appeal to the Supreme Court to more than double.

Commercial policy and copyright: what is protected in computer programs?

From 2016 the Bar Council will open the Pupillage Gateway in mid-January, with offers to be made at the beginning of May.

Last week, the Bar Standards Board (BSB) welcomed the publication of the Bar Council’s Pupillage Gateway report.

The Supreme Court has embraced the digital age, and is now live streaming its proceedings over the Internet.

The Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA), Bar Council and Law Society have submitted their responses to an inquiry into the impact of Brexit on the UK justice system led by MPs.

Gowling WLG (UK) LLP is proud to be a firm that supports everyone's individuality and promotes an inclusive environment. Inclusion allies were introduced to play a huge part towards this and supports our core value of “we all bring something different”.

The Bar Standards Board’s (BSB) discussions about reforming barrister training should be made more urgent by its latest statistics report, which shows that over 60% of those who complete the prohibitively expensive Bar Professional Training Course (BPTC) never go on to secure pupillage.

If you want a paralegal career that includes a side order of glamour, there are plenty of roles to fit that bill, including in film, fashion and professional football. Let’s look closer at a few of the exciting industries in which paralegals play an important role.

ELF runs a number of pro bono university clinics throughout the country which are supervised by local ELF professional members.

A new study, published by the Department for Education, found that of the occupations most exposed to AI, solicitors ranked 12th on the list when considering exposure to all AI applications and second for exposure to large language modelling.

Chartered legal executives have become the first UK legal professionals to recite an oath upon qualification.

Many young lawyers would like firms to embrace technology and transform outdated working practices in order to operate more like commercial businesses, according to new research from Eversheds.

Media is something that we, whether intentionally or unintentionally, engage with daily. From shuffling your Spotify playlist to waiting impatiently to skip past a YouTube ad – there are countless legal hurdles that players within the media industry must overcome to reach the public. But what does ‘media’ mean in this context? 

A panel of 18 firms and chambers has been set up to provide free legal advice to athletes, coaches, team officials, national Olympic committees, national Paralympic committees and international federations at the 2012 Olympics.

According to a report in theLaw Gazette, former Bar chairman Nick Green QC has claimed that the rise in paralegals is bringing down the cost of legal advice, as clients realise that paralegals can do many of the same tasks as solicitors and barristers for a fraction of the cost.