Taking into account the credit crunch, does money make the world go round?

Commercial law firm Hill Dickinson LLP has launched a returners’ initiative to improve diversity within the firm.

Big changes are sweeping the legal profession - not least to the ways in which you can become part of it and how you will be trained once you get there.

What are limited liability partnerships all about?

In a sweep of BPTC related news, the Bar Standards Board has published statistics about students and providers of the BPTC, revealed changes to the centralised BPTC exams and deferred the Bar Course Aptitude Test until at least March 2016. 

A Bar course is the mandatory vocational stage of training for aspiring barristers before they commence pupillage.

What has been the response of insurers to the threat of terrorism?

The Pupillage Gateway opened on Monday 5 January 2026. Prospective barristers now have a month to apply for pupillage vacancies at barristers’ chambers before the Gateway closes on Thursday 22 January 2026. Meanwhile, some other sets have earlier application deadlines.

Magic circle law firms are taking different approaches to their trainees’ Solicitors Qualifying Exam (SQE) exam results, following the recent round of results released for those who took the SQE1 assessment in January.

Magic circle firm Slaughter and May has set social mobility targets, aiming to increase the representation of lawyers and other employees from lower socioeconomic backgrounds in the firm. 

The charity LawCare has urged the solicitors’ profession to change its culture after a junior solicitor who had committed dishonesty offences was allowed to continue practising because her firm had failed to support her when she began showing signs of anxiety and stress. 

The next LawCareers.Net webinar on 29 September at 3:00pm is a great way to top up your commercial awareness. You can watch our expert panel of law firm associates discuss the legal practice of IP, from patents to trademarks. If you’ve missed our previous practice area webinars – check out the recordings on the LawCareers.Net YouTube channel.

Partner profits at City law firms rose by 12.12% in 2025, while regional firms faced tougher conditions, with profits declining by 10.82%, according to a new report from audit, tax, advisory and consulting firm Crowe.

Swedish fintech company Klarna has revealed that its in-house lawyers are using ChatGPT to draft time-consuming contracts, which has “massively” saved time.  

How does the growing use of ASBOs affect small businesses?

Cooley has announced that it is offering all partners and staff £45,000 for fertility treatment as part of its new ‘family forming’ perk.

The Law Society has called the recent UK-EU summit a “welcome starting point” in rebuilding post-Brexit ties.