Why did people get so upset about the levels of UK corporation tax paid by Amazon, Starbucks and others, and what is being done about it?

For aspiring barristers, having a few mini-pupillages under your belt before applying for the coveted pupillage itself will not only help you make decisions about your legal career, but will also demonstrate your passion and curiosity for life at the Bar. Securing a mini-pupillage placement is difficult so I was very pleased when the Crown Prosecution Wessex accepted my application.

Volunteering pro bono has almost as many benefits for students as it does for members of the public needing legal advice. Read on for LawCareers.Net's guide to pro bono work.

What are the reasons for optimism among entrepreneurs dreaming of success in the Asia-Pacific region?

The Bar Council is moving the timetable of the Pupillage Gateway application system so that it will open in January instead of April from now on, starting in January 2017.

Since my previous LCN Blog on the current UK gas crisis, six British energy suppliers have been identified being at the maximum risk of closure.

The Bar Standards Board (BSB) regulates barristers and specialised legal services businesses in England and Wales in the public interest. 

Barristers’ chambers across the UK have implemented pay increases as they battle to attract the top aspiring barristers.

Volunteering pro bono has almost as many benefits for students as it does for members of the public in need of legal advice. Read our student guide to pro bono work to discover how it can propel your legal career.

Volunteering pro bono has almost as many benefits for students as it does for members of the public in need of legal advice. Read our student guide to pro bono work to discover how pro bono work can propel your legal career.

National law firm Foot Anstey LLP has expanded it parental leave policy to include six months full parental leave to employees of all genders – “a vital step towards achieving greater equality in caregiving responsibilities”.

Browne Jacobson LLP and the Governmental Legal Department are among the 16 organisations that have come together to develop a new Level 6 legal apprenticeship – the costs lawyer apprenticeship. 

Crown Advocate Aimee Emby explains the many unique opportunities that come with a career at the Crown Prosecution Service, which offers a flexible range of career paths to those who join its trainee scheme.

Volunteering pro bono has almost as many benefits for students as it does for members of the public in need of legal advice. Read our student guide to pro bono work to discover how it can propel your legal career.

A record number of aspiring lawyers enrolled on the Bar Professional Training Course in 2018, with most graduates unable to go on to secure pupillage, the Bar Standards Board revealed.

In February 2022, Ofgem, Britain's energy regulator, announced a 54% rise in the energy price cap from 1 April 2022. The cap is reviewed twice a year.

Paralegals frustrated at the lack of regulation and oversight in their profession now face even greater uncertainty, after it has emerged that one of the two bodies which worked to set up a voluntary paralegal regulator has withdrawn its support after just two years. 

Independent law firm Farrer & Co LLP has revealed that 36 employees have now been trained as mental health first aiders and will be offering support to colleagues who have mental health concerns.