Use this guide to compare the new preparation courses for the Solicitors Qualifying Exam (SQE) by key criteria including fees, learning styles and locations.

What do cross-border transactions involve exactly?

Norton Rose Fulbright has confirmed that it will offer trainee solicitors the opportunity to spend six months of their training contracts in Johannesburg.

The ‘Tesco law’ revolution continues apace with the news that two more top 50 firms, Kennedys and Hill Dickinson, have confirmed plans to convert to alternative business structure status

The Law Society’s financial benchmarking survey for 2016 recorded income rises and strong profit margins for mid-sized UK law firms, in what is encouraging news for the sector.

What is the commercial impact of the European Union's new sanctions against Iran?

BPP Law School has won recognition at the LawWorks Pro Bono Awards for its Leeds-based commercial clinic, run in partnership with Eversheds.

From trainee to partner at Devonshires, Asif Patel tells the story of his journey to partner, what makes Devonshires stand out and how you can be successful at a training contract interview with the firm. 

Plans to cut legal aid spending by introducing price competitive tendering have been abandoned, justice secretary Chris Grayling has revealed in an interview in the Times newspaper.

The latest sitting for part one of the Solicitors Qualifying Exam (SQE) was passed by fewer than half of candidates – down from the 56% pass rate for the January 2024 sitting.

Leading law firm Shakespeare Martineau LLP has announced its merger with GL Law which will see the firm broaden its geographical footprint into Bristol and the Southwest.

The Ministry of Justice tried to stop the publication of research that expressed crown court judges’ misgivings about the number of people representing themselves in criminal cases due to cuts to legal aid.

The UK’s status as a global hub for legal services will continue after Brexit, but securing a “bespoke” deal that gives UK and EU lawyers maximum mutual access to each other’s markets is key for future growth, a City lobby group has said.

Traditionally, law firms have been run by partnerships – a group of senior lawyers who put their own money into the firm in return for a share of the profits. However, in the modern legal profession there are many different types of partnership, with huge variety in terms of how firms are structured.

The Bar Standards Board has announced how it intends to eliminate the discrimination, harassment and unfair treatment experienced by women barristers, just as news has emerged that of the top 100 highest-earning criminal defence barristers, only four are women.

Allen & Overy LLP and Travers Smith LLP have revealed a new partnership with LGBTQI (lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer and intersex) charity GiveOut to launch a new LGBTQI Legal Aid Fund.

What is Islamic finance?

Working as a paralegal, or in any day-to-day legal support role, is often seen as just a steppingstone to qualifying as a solicitor. However, particularly in the UK, paralegals are increasingly valued for the legal work they perform. Many firms are using paralegal roles as talent pipelines for trainee solicitors and barristers. This blog explains how to extract maximum professional value from routine paralegal duties, boosting your legal knowledge and enhancing employability.