Mooting is one of the best things you can do to get a sense of what it's like to be a legal advocate, giving you the opportunity to get up on your feet and argue your case. It is also an impressive addition to any CV, whether you’re pursuing a career as a barrister or solicitor.

International law firm Dechert LLP has introduced mental health ‘first aiders’ among its staff.

BPP University Law School has won the coveted Leadership Award at the UK Social Mobility Awards 2023. Focusing on advancing social mobility and recognising employers that are working to improve it, the awards are run by London-based societal change charity Making The Leap, with the ceremony taking place on 12 October 2023.

Details of the 22nd UK Pro Bono Week have been revealed, with the focus on bringing legal professionals together to make a sustained impact around three cross-cutting themes.

Charles Plant, chairman of the Solicitors Regulation Authority, has asked the legal profession to question its recruitment methods.

The Widening Access Network and BAME Nation have collaborated to launch a three-day virtual law conference, which will provide aspiring lawyers with a guide to the application process.

Does Schedule 17 of the Environment Act 2021 fail to level the playing field for businesses?

Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg has launched his 'Opening Doors' social mobility campaign together with James Caan, businessman and TV personality, and Peter Searle, chief executive of the recruitment company Adecco.

Weighing in at around 700 pages of useful information, this year’s edition of The Training Contract & Pupillage Handbook (TCPH) is finally here, resplendent in eye-catching red. 

US firm McDermott Will & Emery has launched a new internship at City Law School, the law faculty of City University London.

Clifford Chance has introduced a “first of its kind musical education scheme” to help UK drill rappers navigate recording contracts. The project aims to combat the commercial exploitation of rappers, while encouraging lawyers to rethink their stereotypes about drill music, such as the association with crime.

Barristers have voted to go on an indefinite, uninterrupted strike in England and Wales starting from 5 September 2022.

In this video I discuss my first round of pupillage applications, including the lessons learned and advice for first time applicants. 

Section 137(1) of the Highways Act 1980 codifies the offence of wilfully obstructing a highway without lawful reason or excuse. Given the popularity of roadblocking as a form of peaceful protest, this provision has repeatedly been used as a catch-all clause with which many arrested protestors can be charged.

In this video I talk about how I mentally processed pupillage rejections and channeled the experience into positive energy and motivation to do better in the next round.

The debate over the UK’s energy future has just intensified. At the centre of it all is the Rosebank oil field, the largest undeveloped oil and gas discovery in UK waters. And now, for the first time, we have a clearer picture of its full climate impact.

The Honourable Society of The Inner Temple has partnered with leading peer recruitment firm The Access Platform to adopt a pioneering technology platform to support aspiring barristers.

The Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) launched new research surrounding gaps in access to justice.