Thomas Egger is set to continue its legal apprenticeship programme with a new hire after its first apprentice successfully progressed to the role of trainee legal executive.

We know it’s hard to concentrate on life beyond the soporific qualities of the summer holiday, euphoria at England trouncing Australia at cricket and general idleness now that your training contract applications are in.

Dana Denis-Smith, founder of the First 100 Years and Next 100 Years, will become the eighth woman to take on the role of president of the Law Society of England and Wales. 

One Crown Office Row is creating a mini-pupillage scheme for students and recent graduates from less-privileged backgrounds.

Social mobility charity The Aspiring Solicitors Foundation has announced the addition of partners and associates from leading law firms to its board of trustees and new advisory board.

Addleshaw Goddard has announced that it is taking steps to further integrate legal technology into its associate career path. From September, its lawyers will be able to qualify within the firm’s innovation and legal technology team. The team is already one of the first at the firm to have dedicated legal technologist trainees.

First-year law students at City University London will learn about the reality of working in the legal profession through the introduction of a compulsory graduate market and employability module.

Legal action can go ahead to establish whether the United Kingdom can unilaterally stop the process of Brexit if UK voter decide the final deal is not acceptable, the court of session in Edinburgh has said. 

Members of the Public and Commercial Services are urging the government to rethink its plans to digitalise the courts through the launch of its Common Platform. 

LawCareers.Net and The University of Law have teamed up to launch a series of virtual events to kickstart student's legal careers.

New Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) data has found that 53% of the solicitor’s profession are women and 19% of lawyers are from an ethnic minority background, both small increases on previous years.

Prime Minister David Cameron has announced that iProbono, an initiative which connects lawyers with civil society organisations, is the winner of a Big Society Award.

Victims of the Grenfell Tower fire who receive money from the government’s emergency discretionary fund and/or other charitable sources will still also be able to access legal aid, the government has confirmed following pressure from the Law Society. 

Last week global law firm Clyde & Co LLP announced an expansion via a merger with US firm Forsberg & Umlauf, an insurance coverage and litigation practice. This marked the latest in a trend of law firm mergers.

Legal aid firms are being urged to claim a potential £100 million in unbilled fees as they try to weather the effects of the coronavirus crisis, a minister reported in early May.

Shoosmiths has launched a new scheme to increase AI use, encouraging staff to use Microsoft Copilot AI to unlock a £1 million bonus pot.

UK top 20 firm DWF has launched a new legal apprenticeship scheme in partnership with BPP University Law School.

Pilot supervision visits to chambers by the Bar Standards Board (BSB) have brought about real improvements in chambers’ policies, procedures and controls, the regulator has found.

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Following a successful pilot, Bar training resits will be offered by BPP University Law School from spring 2024.