Amicus runs various volunteer placement programmes.

This webinar discusses Diversity & Inclusion (D&I) in the legal profession in 2021. How are candidates from underrepresented backgrounds being supported into and within the profession? What more needs to be done to provide an equal playing field and ensure that every individual is able to be themselves at work?

Whether you are a school leaver or a graduate, we offer a range of training programmes for you to choose from to start your career in law. Our aim is to recruit the best early careers talent and encourage diversity in an environment built upon different skills and backgrounds, to represent our global firm.

How will the implementation of Lord Justice Jackson's new costs management rules affect litigation cases?

For the second year in a row, Browne Jacobson LLP has secured the top spot on the UK’s Social Mobility Index.  

The cost of studying for the qualifications to become a solicitor or barrister is obviously of paramount importance to the vast majority of people pursuing a career in law. Here is our guide to the loans and scholarships available for law degrees, as well as the GDL, LPC and the new Bar courses.

Hogan Lovells has announced plans to merge with US law firm Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft, in what the firms describe as the “largest law firm combination in history”.

Lucy gives her advice for managing work/life balance, outlines her experiences working in family law and emphasises the importance of being yourself in applications. 

In 2020, the British economy suffered its worst annual downturn in 300 years as a result of the coronavirus pandemic.

How is English law moving toward better recognition and protection of celebrities’ image rights as valuable commodities?

In 2024, Middle Temple awarded scholarships worth around £1.4 million, with more than £1.2 million of that going to Bar course students and £211,750 to GDL students. 

How will technology change the legal sector?

The all-time high in the current backlog of crown court cases is likely to have a disproportionate impact on children and young people from ethnic minority backgrounds, the House of Lords constitution committee has found.

A record number of solicitors have gained the prestigious title of Queen’s Counsel in the most recent round of appointments, which are usually taken up by barristers. 

Full-service law firm Browne Jacobson LLP has officially launched its REACH (Race, Equality and Cultural Heritage) mentoring programme, offering 20 aspiring Black lawyers the chance to kickstart their career in the legal profession. 

This blog will give a brief historical overview of the barrister/solicitor distinction in the UK, analysing their characteristics and identifying whether there’s a merger between the two branches of the legal profession today. 

The August bank holiday period saw delays and cancellations of international flights, leaving around a quarter of a million holidaymakers stranded abroad. So, if this happens, what might your employer do?

Picture a bustling London pub in 1915. What you might not consider is that buying your friend a drink could land you in trouble with a constable. During World War one (WWI), the British government introduced the Defence of the Realm Act 1914 (DORA). This emergency legislation and its various amendments created a series of regulations, providing broad powers to bolster Britain’s national security.

How can the Gender Recognition Act 2004 be updated to better protect and enable transgender equality?