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Aspiring lawyers must still master core law subjects in AI age, says senior judge

Posted on 05 May 2026

Aspiring lawyers will still need to study core law modules despite the rapid rise of AI, the Master of the Rolls has argued, despite the growing reliance on AI in completing routine legal research.

“Ridiculously low” immigration case fee criticised

Posted on 05 April 2019

The Legal Aid Agency has been criticised for adding to funding problems which have created “advice deserts” around the UK by setting a maximum £35 case fee for immigration telephone advisers.

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.

Autumn budget: APR and BPR

Posted on 19 November 2024

What’s the likely impact of the changes to agricultural property relief and business property relief that were announced in the autumn 2024 budget?

The impact of the DMCC Act on UK's e-commerce and digital services

Posted on 21 January 2025

How will the Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers Act 2024 reshape the regulatory landscape for e-commerce and digital service providers in the UK?

A new era in UK corporate criminal justice

Posted on 23 July 2013

What are deferred prosecution agreements and how will they change corporate criminal justice in the United Kingdom?

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

Taxing Times for Non-Doms

Posted on 01 July 2008

What impact will the recent changes to the taxation of foreign domiciliaries have on the UK economy?

What’s in a name?

Posted on 17 July 2012

Who has applied for a new gTLD and why?

Bond Dickinson wins National Apprenticeship Award for its work with legal apprentices

Posted on 23 January 2017

Bond Dickinson LLP has won the ‘Newcomer Large Employer of the Year’ award at the National Apprenticeship Awards for its ground-breaking efforts in the legal apprenticeship space.

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.

LawCareers.Net announces nominees for 2025 Student Law Society Awards

Posted on 11 February 2025

The nominees for the 11th annual Student Law Society (SLS) Awards, sponsored by BARBRI, have been revealed after LawCareers.Net received 39 submissions from presidents and committees and more than 2,100 submissions from society members.

Student Law Society Awards 2024: the winners

Posted on 15 March 2024

Law societies, law firm representatives and the LawCareers.Net team gathered last night on Thursday 14 March 2024 to celebrate the tenth annual LawCareers.Net Student Law Society Awards.

Nominees unveiled for LawCareers.Net Student Law Society Awards 2023

Posted on 13 February 2023

The nominees for the ninth annual Student Law Society Awards (SLS) have been revealed, after LawCareers.Net received 29 submissions from presidents and committees and over 2000 submissions from society members.

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.

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.

CityLawLIVE event offers insight and info to all

Posted on 11 January 2013

On Saturday 8 December 2012 the second CityLawLIVE student conference was held in London, bringing together around 200 students keen on a career in the City with firm representatives and industry experts.

Law firm partners prepare to vote on multi-billion-dollar merger

Posted on 22 September 2023

Partners from magic circle law firm Allen & Overy LLP and New York-based Shearman & Sterling LLP are due to take a vote on their proposed merger that’s worth £2.7 billion.

Government panels found “disproportionately White” by the Bar Council

Posted on 07 October 2022

According to new research undertaken by the Bar Council, government legal panels are “disproportionately White”.