A national fund designed to boost social mobility within the legal profession, address the recruitment and retention crisis, and ultimately improve access to justice has been launched. 

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Injury law experts National Accident Helpline has revealed 2022’s Future Legal Minds finalists. The competition, which is in its eighth consecutive year, is one of the leading law essay competitions in the UK. 

A quarter of women working in the legal profession have had their incomes reduced from pre-coronavirus levels, with one in five working reduced hours, a snap poll has found.

Eight UK law firms have set ambitious net-zero goals as a part of the Net Zero Law Initiative, designed by Net Zero Now. Over the next five years, firms will aim to reduce their greenhouse gas emissions by 30% – an important step towards reducing the legal sector’s emissions and reaching net zero by 2050.

The UK government is due to announce millions in extra funding for lawyers to represent asylum seekers in order to clear a backlog of appeals.

The Attorney General’s Pro Bono Committee has published its 2025 Pro Bono Recognition List, which highlighted the work of 4,780 lawyers. Now in its second year, the list celebrates lawyers who have given 25 or more hours of pro bono legal assistance over the previous calendar year.

An independent review of the criminal courts has highlighted that the “entire system needs funding”, according to The Law Society of England and Wales President Richard Atkinson.

The Solicitors Regulation Authority has laid out its plans to regulate CILEX (The Chartered Institute of Legal Executive) members, including paralegals and students, in a new consultation document published earlier this week. 

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Artificial intelligence (AI) is becoming an increasingly popular topic in the legal industry and many firms are beginning to explore its potential applications.

The Bar Standards Board (BSB) has revealed that barristers are more reluctant than solicitors to adopt new technology, according to its latest Technology and Innovation at the Bar report.

The LPC is the vocational stage of training that follows either a law degree or postgraduate law conversion course. Anyone who falls within the SRA's transitional arrangements will have until 31 December 2032 to qualify this way.  

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Civil court users have described remote hearings taking place during the pandemic as “fragmented” and called for improvements.

BPP University Law School has unveiled the details of its new Solicitors Qualifying Exam courses, which have been designed to give aspiring lawyers a competitive edge in a thriving recruitment market.

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