What is refinancing risk and why is it such a big issue for companies at the moment?

A review by High Court Judge Sir Brian Leveson could mean that jury trials are overhauled for some criminal cases and replaced by the creation of “intermediate courts”. 

Just 90 out of over 13,000 partners at law firms within England and Wales are Black, according to a report by diversity consultancy extense.

I'm completing applications for spring and summer vacation schemes before the big deadline on 31 January. Can I list future placements at other law firms in my applications?

Mediation is an alternative means of settling disputes. It’s used in many different areas of law but the family law sector is of particular interest to me.

Injury law experts National Accident Helpline has reopened its annual law competition, Future Legal Mind, for the ninth consecutive year. The competition, open to both undergraduate and postgraduate students, is one of the leading law essay competitions in the UK.

The Law Society has published guidance to highlight how organisations can improve digital accessibility to support people with disabilities.

I’m an international student and am wondering whether the legal work experience I complete outside of England and Wales can count towards the required two years’ qualifying work experience (QWE) needed to qualify?

Previously, the legal age of marriage in England and Wales was 16 with parental consent and 18 without it. This meant that children as young as 16 could legally marry with the permission of their parents.

What should I do if I don't know the answer to a scenario-based question at a training contract interview?

What are the implications for companies under the Environmental Liability Directive?

City solicitors have warned that firms may require all trainees joining from 2022 onwards to pass the new ‘super exam’, despite the Solicitors Regulation Authority’s indication that transitional arrangements allowing students to qualify through the old system may be in place until 2031. 

“AI has very high potential to help firms, consumers and the wider justice system,” according to the Solicitors Regulation Authority’s (SRA) latest Risk Outlook series. 

Shoosmiths is the latest law firm to implement summer pay rises, increasing its London newly qualified (NQ) solicitor salaries to £105,000.

I'm just going to come out and say what everyone is thinking: barrister wigs look funny and seem pointless. The concept of wearing a wig nearly deterred me from pursuing the Bar when I was a first-year student (jokes!).

Sometimes we’re bombarded with revision materials, often with two or three weeks to go until the exams, we just don’t have time to make our own notes, go through past papers and examine each piece of revision material. So, what should we prioritise?

The shortlist of students and law schools nominated for the 2021 LawWorks and Attorney General’s Student Pro Bono Awards has been announced.

I recently graduated with my law degree (which still feels odd to write) and, call me nosy, one of the most interesting things following this has been hearing about the plans of my fellow graduates. These conversations have reminded me how versatile a law degree is and forced me to think of life outside of legal studies.