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Funding scheme launched by Inns of Court creates 30 pupillages

Posted on 12 May 2014

The Inns of Court Pupillage Matched Funding Scheme will create 30 pupillages for aspiring barristers, with 15 pupils due to start in both 2014 and 2015.

GROW Mentoring

Posted on 27 March 2023

South Westminster Legal Advice Centre

Posted on 30 March 2023

A busy legal advice centre helping those who live or are employed in the City of Westminster and surrounding postcodes.

Undergraduate degree

It’s not necessary to have a law degree to become a lawyer.

Regional Bar: supersets and beyond

According to Bar Council statistics, just under half of practising barristers in England and Wales are located outside London. On LawCareers.Net, we have almost 200 chambers offering pupillage and a significant number are outside London.

How can young lawyers avoid burnout?

Posted on 13 June 2023

I know the legal profession can be demanding and competitive, so how do I avoid burnout at work?

Anna Wicks - Climate obligations now a legal duty

Posted on 13 October 2025

On 23 July 2025, in a decision that’s already being called historic, the International Court of Justice (ICJ) issued its long-awaited advisory opinion on states’ obligations in relation to climate change. The key takeaway being states can’t sit on their hands while the planet burns. Failing to act on climate change can now amount to an internationally wrongful act, with real legal consequences.

Majority of Bar pupils in 2011-12 enrolled on BPTC without having landed a pupillage

Posted on 15 April 2014

Some 70% of first-six pupil barristers in 2011-12 enrolled on the BPTC without having secured pupillage, according to the joint annual report made by the Bar Council and the Bar Standards Board earlier this month.

upReach

Posted on 23 January 2024

Do you want to get a head start on your graduate career, gain professional skills, and secure exclusive work experience opportunities in the legal sector? Then

Sutton Trust

Posted on 27 March 2023

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Supreme Court will open up and diversify when current judges retire, says Neuberger

Posted on 25 November 2016

The president of the Supreme Court, Lord Neuberger, has announced measures to diversify the roster of Supreme Court judges as upcoming retirements create vacancies over the next couple of years.

Future pupillage offers to shrink under covid-19 pressures according to BSB

Posted on 14 September 2020

The number of pupillages being offered is likely to shrink as covid-19 forces chambers to defer recruitment, the Bar Standards Board revealed in a recent report.

DWF renames in-house chambers

Posted on 29 November 2022

DWF Group Plc, international provider of legal and business services, has renamed its in-house chambers from DWF Advocacy to DWF Chambers.

Reed Smith and Queen Mary launch combined law degree and one-year work placement

Posted on 21 January 2015

Reed Smith and Queen Mary, University of London have launched a ‘law degree and apprenticeship’ qualification, which combines a LLB with a year-long placement at Reed Smith.

Neuberger: LETR is unbalanced and treats law as mere commodity

Posted on 29 November 2012

The focus of the Legal Education and Training Review has been criticised as "unbalanced or worse" by the President of the Supreme Court, Lord Neuberger.

ULaw launches LLB scholarship with Sunday Times and 15 law firms

Posted on 17 October 2013

The University of Law has teamed up with The Sunday Times and 15 leading law firms to offer the chance to win one of 12 £6,000 LLB scholarships and over 20 work experience placements.

Pupillage Gateway opens for browsing; live apps from 1 April

Posted on 09 March 2015

The Pupillage Gateway has opened for browsing on 4 March.

DWF introduces video interviewing to vac scheme applications

Posted on 25 April 2014

National law firm DWF has adopted video interviewing as a way to expand the number of applications that it considers.

Dentons introduces support for domestic abuse victims

Posted on 20 October 2025

Leading law firm Dentons has launched a new policy, developed in consultation with the Employers’ Initiative on Domestic Abuse, to provide support to any staff experiencing domestic abuse. The support was made available across the firm’s offices in the UK, Ireland and the Middle East.

Birketts announces 40% female partnership

Posted on 07 March 2023

UK top 50 law firm Birketts LLP has achieved 40% female partnership ahead of International Women’s Day 2023, following its ongoing commitment to supporting gender diversity.