England and Wales have been hailed as the leading legal centre for arbitration and commercial dispute resolution, with English law governing trillions of pounds worth of international transactions and deals. 

Each year LawCareers.Net conducts a user survey to gather feedback on the tools available to those seeking a career in law and to assess the mood of those entering the profession.

It’s been another week of political upheaval with several MPs from the Labour and Conservative parties breaking away to form the new Independent Group. With just over a month until B-Day – the day Britain officially leaves the EU – and with nobody really sure what will happen afterwards, the business world is already facing the repercussions. More on that, and other issues, in this week's commercal news round-up.

Farrer & Co LLP is due to welcome its first cohort of solicitor apprentices in Autumn 2022, with The University of Law selected by the firm to deliver the academic programme aspect of the apprenticeship.

Victim Support has launched a new website to help children and young people who are victims or witnesses of crime.

Women barristers, on average, earn nearly 50% less than their male counterparts, according to the Bar Standard Board’s (BSB) 2022 report on ‘Income at the Bar – by Gender and Ethnicity’.  

Since March, the UK has seen restrictions being lifted and the government’s four-step roadmap offering a route back to a more normal life. Although we are gearing slowly towards normality, there’s no denying the impact coronavirus has had on our lives and the legal profession. 

The GDL is only the first stepping stone on the way to becoming a lawyer for non-law graduates. 

In my last post I wrote about how I have been preparing for (online) exam season. Well, exam season is now here, whether we like it or not. So how am I planning on tackling each exam?

LawCareers.Net is delighted to announce the launch of the 2023 Student Law Society Awards.

The first group legal aid trainees to have been sponsored through their training contracts by the Legal Education Foundation’s Justice First Fellowship have qualified as solicitors. 

More than half of the public are in favour of virtual trials to reduce the number of unheard court cases, according to a survey conducted by Crest Advisory.

The Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Act (LASPO) has achieved the opposite of what it was meant to when it was introduced five years ago, creating an unfair system that impedes the public’s access to justice and increases costs for both the justice system and other government departments, the Bar Council has said.

National law firm Foot Anstey LLP has expanded it parental leave policy to include six months full parental leave to employees of all genders – “a vital step towards achieving greater equality in caregiving responsibilities”.

News just in this morning about House of Fraser’s decision to close nearly half of its stores is shocking; not just for the 6,000 jobs that will be lost, but for what it signifies for high street retailers generally. Among other locations, the company’s flagship Oxford Street store will close, presenting as it does an “existential threat” to the rest of the company. Yikes. For a flavour of other business news, cast your eye over this selection.

TLT LLP has set a new target to achieve 50% female representation at partner level by 2029 as it works towards becoming “one of the most progressive and diverse law firms in the UK”. 

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”.