Nominations are now open for the LawWorks and Attorney General’s Student Pro Bono Awards, which celebrate the significant contribution of law students and law schools to vital pro bono legal advice.

Bristol - the UK’s most environmentally friendly city, the world’s leading producer of hot air balloons and the place I call home during term-time.

To the dismay of law firm partners, recruiters, junior lawyers and careers advisers, the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) has announced its intention to withdraw its signature from the graduate recruitment code which promotes fair, non-exploitative recruitment practices.

Newcastle – the ‘proper North’. Famous for their thick accents and fondness of nights out, Geordies are some of the warmest people around. Maybe that’s why they never seem to wear coats! The legal scene in Newcastle may not be the biggest, but there are still several options for trainee-hopefuls to consider.

Will the government’s Comprehensive Spending Review lead to widespread industrial action in the private sector?

The Criminal Bar Association has struck a highly controversial deal with the government to suspend the planned legal aid cuts to Graduated Fee cases until after next year's general election.

The Association of Law Teachers has criticised the Solicitors Regulation Authority over the regulator’s “disingenuous” reporting of the widespread criticism of its plans to introduce a new Solicitors Qualifying Examination.  

The Law Training Centre (LTC) announced the launch of its new CILEX professional qualification (CPQ) courses after officially receiving approved training centre status from CILEX (Chartered Institute of Legal Executives) in September 2021.

If you’re wondering exactly how to define commercial awareness, think of it as a way of looking at the world holistically and understanding that different industries will intersect and impact on one another.

What is a hedge fund?

Is the Supreme Court ‘on-demand’ service the Netflix of the legal world?

In 2018 while studying the Legal Practice Course, I was diagnosed with a rare autoimmune disease. Instead of focusing on applications, I spent my time managing symptoms of my condition, regular hospital appointments and medicines with severe side effects. I spent nine months doing seemingly nothing, with no prospects of a training contract and no idea of when I would feel well enough to return to the world of work.

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

Global law firm Hogan Lovells Cadwalader is aiming to strengthen its position in the private capital market and capitalise on rising transatlantic dealmaking following Hogan Lovells’ merger with Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft – the oldest law firm on Wall Street.

While diversity is improving and the barristers’ profession is becoming more transparent about diversity data, it still falls short of representing the demographic of the society it serves, the Bar Standards Board’s (BSB) report on Diversity at the Bar 2020 shows.

When the pandemic hit back in 2020, and most of the country started working from home, people rejoiced at being able to work remotely – including me!

What are limited liability partnerships all about?

In a monumental transatlantic legal collaboration, renowned magic circle law firm Allen & Overy LLP is set to merge with New York-based Shearman & Sterling LLP.