The Law Society's annual statistical report reveals that the number of training contracts available in the year ending 31 July 2010 fell by 16.1%.

The Low Commission has released its report into the impact of cuts in funding for social welfare law advice.

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Government proposals to increase Asylum and Immigration Tribunal fees by more than 500% could constitute unlawful discrimination, the Law Society has warned.

A team of students from City Law School has won the European Human Rights Moot Court Competition.

Magic circle giant Linklaters is to offer its lawyers the opportunity to work fewer hours for a lower salary – but the scheme remains a pilot in four of the firm’s German offices for now. 

The College of Law (CoL) held an event entitled 'Diversity at the Bar' on Monday 16 April, at which leading barrister and human rights expert Baroness Helena Kennedy QC was the keynote speaker.

The Association of Women Solicitors (AWS) has presented its highest honour, the Eva Crawley Award (recognising outstanding contribution to the work of the association and the advancement of women solicitors) to Dawn Dixon.

Law firms and lawyers have a “collective responsibility” to reduce the pressure people feel to drink alcohol at social and networking events, the body representing junior solicitors has said.

The Bar Council has launched a central London childcare facility, in recognition of the fact that "many barristers in the current climate with caring responsibilities are feeling under growing pressure".

The winner of the 27^th Bar Mock Trials National Competition final which took place last month is Wilmslow High School in Cheshire.

The president of the Law Society has called the lack of women at senior level in the legal profession “deplorable” and “a significant worry” in an interview with The Guardian yesterday.

The department for business, innovation and skills has published new assessment plans and standards for legal apprenticeships following ministerial approval. 

Junior lawyers at top paying US law firms in London work on average more than 12 hours a day, according to a recent survey. 

The SRA has delayed its decision on the controversial Solicitors Qualifying Examination, but has indicated that it is not a case of whether, but when, it will happen.

Manchester Law School, part of Manchester Metropolitan University, has accepted the first students onto its alternative training route.