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.

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

The Junior Lawyers Division of the Law Society has attacked a move by the Solicitors Regulation Authority to amend its minimum wage consultation, which could see trainees earning as little as £2.60 an hour.

Clifford Chance and A&O Shearman become the latest magic circle law firms to increase pay for newly qualified (NQ) solicitors to £150,000, after their counterparts announced similar moves in recent weeks. 

Baroness Hale is to become the first female president of the Supreme Court, taking over from Lord Neuberger in October this year. She will earn £225,000 a year as head of the court.

The 2010-11 Pathways to Law annual report has revealed that 47% of the first cohort of pathways participants was admitted to a Russell Group or 1994 Group university.

The UK’s Supreme Court President Lord Reed announced that he'll step down on 10 January 2027. Law Society of England and Wales President Mark Evans stated: “We pay tribute to his service, leadership and dedication and wish him well in the future.”

Wikileaks founder Julian Assange - who is currently fighting extradition to Sweden over sexual assault and rape allegations - has applied to turn his name into a trademark in a bid to protect it for use in "public speaking" and "entertainment services".

Barristers' clerks are keen to be regulated and, by extension, recognised as a profession in their own right.

The University of Exeter is to once again provide the Graduate Diploma in Law and Legal Practice Course after agreeing to collaborate with The University of Law.

The Association of Graduate Recruiters has recently published its bi-annual survey, suggesting graduate job vacancies will rise by 17% this summer.

A new two-part Bar course that will replace the BPTC has been given provisional approval.

Bott & Co, based in Wilmslow, Cheshire, is the latest firm to announce a plan for the recruitment of legal apprentices to join its team.

The Law Society has plans to launch a paralegal accreditation scheme, with the aim being to "drive up standards and provide recognition to these employees".

Reported instances of bullying and harassment at the Bar have increased in recent years, according to a survey of barristers’ working lives by the Bar Council.

A new online find-a-barrister service for businesses and members of the public has been launched.

Careers advice provider Ultimate Law Guide is holding a one-day conference on 11 July, designed to help trainees and students learn more about the "radically changing profession" they hope to join and the skills they need to succeed.

In a joint letter to the lord chancellor, legal aid providers have warned that the immigration legal aid system requires systemic change. 

The eighth annual LawWorks & Attorney General Student Awards are underway, with nominations now being accepted for those law students and law schools undertaking great pro bono work.

BPP Law School has announced that, subject to validation from the Bar Standards Board, it will be offering the BPTC at its Manchester location from September 2013.