City firm HFW has announced a new gender equality strategy, vowing that at least 40% of senior lateral hires over the next three years will go to women, after missing its 2020 gender targets.

Over half of callers to the LawCare helpline in 2019 were trainee solicitors, pupil barristers or junior lawyers, according to the legal mental health charity’s latest figures.

The College of Law has announced details of its 2013 scholarship programme, to help its students with their course fees.

International firm Dentons will close two UK offices – one in Aberdeen and the other in Watford – to assist with full-time working from home and reduce its real estate.

The government has U-turned on its decision to deny legal aid to unaccompanied migrant children following a judicial review brought by The Children’s Society.

The UK’s largest law school, The University of Law, has seen profits rise for the 18 months to 31 May 2022, according to the latest figures released.

The Bar Standards Board is set to look at whether there are “unjustified and discriminatory barriers to pupillage” at the advertising and recruitment stage.

International firm Hogan Lovells has joined the DiversCity mentoring scheme, the first programme specifically designed to provide informal support to LGBT students who aspire to a career in City law.

The legal sector's drive to improve social mobility across its professions stepped up a gear on 2 March 2012, with the launch of the social mobility toolkit.

The Bar Council has furloughed 20% of its staff and introduced cuts to spending in a bid to support the profession during the coronavirus crisis.

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The Law Society is asking its members to participate in an online discussion on education and training.

Leading national firm Penningtons Manches and shipping specialist Thomas Cooper have agreed to merge, the firms have announced.

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The chair of the Solicitors Regulation Authority’s equality, diversity and inclusion committee has emphasised the SRA’s commitment to addressing the disproportionately high representation of black and minority ethnic solicitors in the regulator’s disciplinary work.

Submissions are now open for the 2019 Future Legal Mind Award essay competition run by National Accident Helpline.

International firm Dentons – the largest law firm in the world by headcount –is opening its first office in Ireland.