The Bar Standards Board’s 2024 statistics report has found that students with a first-class degree are more likely to secure pupillage. Meanwhile, there was a “relatively low proportion” of UK-domiciled students with a 2:2 who gained pupillage – a higher proportion of these students take longer to finish vocational training than those with a 2:1 or first-class degree.
Ahead of International Women’s Day on Sunday 8 March, deputy vice president of the Law Society of England and Wales, Dana Denis-Smith OBE, has highlighted the “work that still needs to be done” to achieve gender equality across the legal profession.
Womble Bond Dickinson and Lewis Roca are among the latest law firms to pursue rapid expansion by merging. The “powerhouse” merger will offer clients enhanced capabilities across practices and sectors, along with access to a broad geographic network.
