LawCareers.Net is delighted to announce the nominees for the second annual Student Law Society Awards, sponsored by DWF LLP.

What factors led Debenhams to become the latest casualty of the high street?

If you’re interested in any client-facing role, it’s inevitable you’ve heard both firms and individuals stress the importance of commercial awareness. However, the legal profession is broad and diverse in the types of work that lawyers do. Does this mean that every type of lawyer needs to be commercially aware? This article explores both sides of this question.

What happens if journalists forget the maxim that a person is innocent until proven guilty?

The National Legal Alliance has launched a wellbeing service – métier legal lifestyle protect – to support lawyers who are struggling with burnout and poor mental health. 

Staff at international disputes firm Hausfeld have been told they can work from home until at least the end of the year. This announcement comes after the practice acknowledged that many employees are not willing to commute into the office via public transport until there is a covid-19 vaccine. 

City law firm Kingsley Napley announced that its ‘BAME & Allies Network’ has changed its name to “the Race, Ethnicity and Cultural Heritage (REACH) group,” in a blog post on its website.

While the private sector offers a wide range of opportunities, such as working with individuals, families, and businesses on local and international levels, it's not for everyone.

With my law degree now behind me, I am preparing to start the next stage of my legal career – the Legal Practice Course. Just as a law degree is an academic study of the law, the LPC is its practical counterpart. I will be learning all the practical skills and knowledge needed to prepare myself for the start of my training contract the following year. So, how have I been preparing for this next step?

As the 2023 World Cup came to a close on Sunday, with Spain beating England 1-0 in the final, we take another look at the commercial impact of the tournament, as well as tech giant Nvidia’s AI chip, the latest in Wilko’s administration, and the cited reasons law firms are closing offices in China. 

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.

In this week’s commercial news round-up, we look at some updates on the ongoing conflict in the Middle East. Plus, IVF laws are changing and Barclays share prices have dropped while Mattel’s prices have soared. Find out more in the round-up.

This week we saw Barclays increase junior bankers’ salaries, two retail giants go back and forth, Amazon and Google under investigation from regulators and we witnessed BuzzFeed’s unstoppable revenue growth. What are the key takeaways from this commercial news? Can you see any trends or patterns? Which sectors are continuously doing well and which sectors do you think might be struggling?

The current overcrowding in UK prisons is something of a silent crisis. A mix of a covid-19 backlog, harsher sentencing and increased police presence has caused record numbers of people currently in prisons in the UK, with the numbers only expected to grow in the coming years.

The Bar Standards Board has questioned the appropriateness of allowing wannabe barristers more than a single attempt at passing the soon-to-be-implemented Bar course aptitude test.

Solicitors and barristers who are considered key workers will be eligible for covid-19 testing, it has been revealed.

How safe is mobile technology for business users?

On Thursday 18 March 2021, the seventh annual LawCareers.Net Student Law Society Awards, sponsored by Willkie Farr & Gallagher (UK) LLP, celebrated the hard work and commitment of student law societies at a virtual awards ceremony.