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Law Society welcomes government AI initiatives for legal sector

Posted on 16 June 2026

The Law Society of England and Wales has welcomed the UK government’s announcements on the advisory AI Growth Lab, the AI Adoption Plan and the AI Economics Institute, highlighting their potential to support responsible AI adoption in legal services.

Next 100 Years launches new scholarship campaign

Posted on 20 March 2024

The Next 100 Years, a project founded by Dana Denis-Smith, has launched a new £100,000 scholarship campaign, Paving the Way, “to give the next generation of game changers help on the first step of their journey into a legal career”.

SQE exam fees rise as SRA launches fund to support disadvantaged students sitting assessments

Posted on 26 March 2025

A third increase will be applied to the fees associated with the Solicitors Qualifying Exam (SQE) assessments from September 2025, taking the costs to £1,934 for SQE1 and £2,974 for SQE2.

Pinsent Masons to launch Warsaw office

Posted on 17 February 2026

Pinsent Masons LLP is set to enter the Polish legal market with a new Warsaw office scheduled to open in mid-2026, establishing its presence in Central and Eastern Europe.

CILEX appoints new president and CEO amid leadership transformation

Posted on 21 July 2025

CILEX (The Chartered Institute of Legal Executives) has appointed leading NHS lawyer Sara Fowler as its 62nd president, and former Institute for Apprenticeships and Technical Education CEO, Jennifer Coupland, as its new CEO. Fowler began her term on 16 July 2025, succeeding from Foot Anstey LLP partner Yanthé Richardson, while Coupland will replace current CEO Craig Hamer in September.

Breaking Barriers

Posted on 27 March 2023

Plan to ban McKenzie Friends from charging fees receives support of Law Society and CILEx

Posted on 16 June 2016

Plans to stop McKenzie Friends from being able to recover fees from members of the public following successful court action have received the support of the Law Society and the Chartered Institute of Legal Executives.

An introduction to leveraged buyouts

Posted on 04 June 2019

How do leveraged buyouts combine private equity and debt finance to provide an attractive way to finance transactions?

Macfarlanes LLP - Finn Halton

Finn Halton is a corporate tax lawyer at Macfarlanes. Find out why Finn pursued this area of law, how the firm has supported her and Finn’s top tips for aspiring lawyers.

Solicitors Qualifying Examination will be of lower quality than the GDL and LPC, and may lead to more costs for students, says University of Law

Posted on 08 May 2017

The new centralised ‘super exam’ for qualifying solicitors which will replace the Graduate Diploma in Law and Legal Practice Course (LPC) does not amount to a “robust and effective measure of competence” and may end up costing students more than the current system, the University of Law has said.

The Building Safety Act

Posted on 24 October 2023

What does the Building Safety Act mean for the construction sector?

Hill Dickinson joins Project Rise to boost part-time training for aspiring solicitors

Posted on 30 July 2024

Hill Dickinson LLP is the latest law firm to sign up to Project Rise – a cross-firm initiative by the Law Society’s Disabled Solicitors Network, which is designed to encourage more part-time training opportunities in the legal profession.

Co-op to create 3,000 legal jobs

Posted on 31 May 2012

The Co-operative Group's announcement of its intentions to create 3,000 jobs in the legal sector is the latest and clearest sign that alternative business structures are set to have a big impact on the legal profession.

Hogan Lovells launches £150,000 bursary to be spread among students at LSE, Durham and York

Posted on 02 April 2015

Hogan Lovells has teamed up with three universities to launch a £150,000 bursary scheme to help law undergraduates through their studies.

Ground-breaking law firm launched for animal rights

Posted on 08 March 2019

A new law firm has been launched entirely dedicated to the protection of animal rights. Advocates for Animals, which is regulated by the Solicitors Regulation Authority, plans to work for charities and non-governmental organisations and is already supported by the legal charity, the UK Centre of Animal Law.

Reed Smith focuses on employee wellbeing with new programme

Posted on 24 January 2018

Global law firm Reed Smith has launched a new programme, Wellness Works, to support the wellbeing of its employees.

Olympic medallist sets gold standard for London Legal Walk

Posted on 25 April 2013

Olympic rowing gold medallist Katherine Grainger CBE will be joining 6,000 members of the legal profession for next month’s London Legal Walk to raise money for the free legal advice sector.

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CILEX launches AI Academy to close legal AI training gap

Posted on 19 September 2025

The Chartered Institute of Legal Executives (CILEX) has launched the CILEX AI Academy in collaboration with AI-powered learning platform 5Mins.ai. The micro-learning platform is said to deliver personalised AI training to professionals across the legal industry.

Law Society advises against ‘Dear Sirs’ in new guidance

Posted on 14 October 2025

The Law Society of England and Wales updated its official guidance on diversity and inclusion language, encouraging the use of alternatives to ‘Dear Sirs’ at the start of legal correspondence – a greeting often used when a recipient’s name is unknown. This use is widely regarded as antiquated, originating from a time when the profession was predominantly male. The Law Society stated: “This gendered greeting perpetuates the assumption that the recipients of correspondence are by default men”.