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Emily Raynor shares her advice for aspiring barristers, outlines her work in personal injury, clinical negligence and inquests, and highlights the positive culture at Old Square Chambers.

Anisa Rahman Choudhury - My experience of Amicus’ spring training weekend: part two

Posted on 09 May 2024

The second Saturday began with an in-depth explanation and advice on mitigation in the US criminal justice system. This is particularly important for death penalty litigation, as this is the best way for defendants to have their sentences changed.

Warwick University Multicultural Scholars Programme

Posted on 27 March 2023

Holding the law to ransom

Posted on 19 June 2012

Are pirate ransoms legal and should we pay them?

Riki Story - Four first-year findings

Posted on 10 March 2021

I discovered that diligently following the course schedule provided by the law faculty was a destructive race to the bottom. Naturally some classes require more allocation of time and effort than others and this will vary with your interests.

Ethical guidelines on artificial intelligence

Posted on 28 May 2019

How can AI systems be regulated to ensure ethical compliance?

CoL launches part-time BPTC in Brum

Posted on 10 March 2011

From September 2011, The College of Law will be offering a part-time BPTC at its Birmingham centre.

Chair of Parliament’s women and equalities committee criticises law firms over gender pay gap reporting

Posted on 26 October 2018

Law firms are avoiding reporting the true extent of their gender pay gaps and regulations should be updated to force them to be transparent, Conservative MP Maria Miller has said.

Lincoln and Man Met students to contest mooting final

Posted on 21 June 2013

Students from the University of Lincoln and Manchester Metropolitan University have reached the final of the prestigious OUP and BPP National Mooting Competition.

Influencer marketing – the regulatory framework

Posted on 04 June 2024

What’s the regulatory landscape surrounding influencer marketing and why should businesses be aware of it?

Dentons lawyers report impact of new mindfulness initiative

Posted on 17 December 2018

A group of lawyers at international law firm Dentons have reported a decrease in their stress levels after completing a new mindfulness scheme.

TLT – Beyond

Posted on 10 October 2024

ABS round-up: what’s the latest?

Posted on 23 April 2013

The world of alternative business structures continues to buzz with new licences granted and discussion on regulation

Social mobility toolkit comes to the legal profession

Posted on 05 March 2012

The legal sector's drive to improve social mobility across its professions stepped up a gear on 2 March 2012, with the launch of the social mobility toolkit.

Solicitors’ profession becoming more diverse, but elitism remains at senior levels

Posted on 18 October 2019

The solicitors’ profession is slowly becoming more diverse, while the number of students starting law degrees continues to rise, according to the Law Society’s latest annual statistics report.

LawCareers.Net celebrates Neurodiversity Celebration Week

Posted on 24 March 2022

It's Neurodiversity Celebration Week! A week that “challenges stereotypes and misconceptions about neurological differences”, according to the Law Society.

Matthew Biggerstaff - Why you should consider a career in lecturing

Posted on 07 February 2024

In this blog post, I’m going to discuss my reasons for considering a career in lecturing and share some of my thinking with people who may also be contemplating this career.

Data protection and Brexit – is it time for businesses to panic?

Posted on 02 April 2019

What steps should UK businesses take to ensure compliance with data protection regulations post-Brexit?

Progress being made in opening new routes to qualifying as a solicitor, says SRA

Posted on 20 November 2014

More flexible pathways to qualifying as a solicitor and "rigorous standards" are at the heart of the Solicitors Regulation Authority’s reform programme, its director of education and training has said.

Exclusive postgraduate loan for ULaw students now open for applications

Posted on 23 July 2014

Metro Bank is offering a professional studies loan for legal studies exclusively to students at the University of Law, which is now open for applications.