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

The best paralegals in the legal profession were celebrated at the prestigious National Paralegal Awards on 23 September 2021.

Legal work experience is extremely beneficial not least because it demonstrates commitment to the legal field but also because it provides valuable insight into life as a solicitor. As a student, you’re encouraged to apply for insight days and vacation schemes. These, of course, are extremely useful but if you want to gain further experience, here are three creative ways you can do so.  

Is the approach taken by the Financial Services Authority to financial crime and market misconduct making financial service firms sit up and pay attention?

What are the implications of Brexit for employment law in England and Wales?

Dame Ingrid Simler has become a justice of the UK Supreme Court, following Lord Kitchin’s retirement. Simler is the fifth woman to hold this role since 2009, when the court was set up in its current format, and was sworn in as a new justice of the UK Supreme Court last week. 

The Direct Line Group has revealed its intention to branch into legal services, with an application for alternative business structure status set to be submitted before the new year.

The backlog of Crown court cases – which increased by nearly 50% during the pandemic – has now started to fall.

Kaplan Law School and Field Fisher Waterhouse have joined together to launch a scheme that will help students from under-represented backgrounds get ahead.

The Law Society has launched its 2017-18 mentoring scheme, designed to support solicitors from under-represented groups to progress their careers and improve diversity within the profession.

BAME candidates are still much less likely to secure pupillage than white students, while those who attended fee-paying schools remain disproportionately represented, according to the latest annual report from the Bar Standards Board.

Magic circle giant Allen & Overy has become the first law firm to join the government's new social mobility initiative which gets companies to offer internships to young people from disadvantaged backgrounds.