International firm RPC has relaunched training contracts at its Bristol office after several years of basing the firm’s training programme solely at its London headquarters.

The Social Mobility Foundation revealed its top 75 UK employers for social mobility earlier in the week, with law firms making up 30% of the listed employers.

The Law Society welcomed the opening of a ‘super courtroom’ in Loughborough last week.

The Law Society has said that concerns about the deregulation of the profession must be considered, and new rules rejected, by the Legal Services Board (LSB).

Clifford Chance has introduced a “first of its kind musical education scheme” to help UK drill rappers navigate recording contracts. The project aims to combat the commercial exploitation of rappers, while encouraging lawyers to rethink their stereotypes about drill music, such as the association with crime.

On a recent visit to the Supreme Court, law students from GSM London had the opportunity to meet Lady Hale, deputy president of the Supreme Court.

The Department of Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) has confirmed that arrangements for possession of the Olympic Stadium when the 2012 games finish, which was won jointly by West Ham FC and Newham Council earlier this year, have collapsed.

The chairperson of the Criminal Bar Association, Nigel Lithman QC, has voiced his opposition to the government’s Quality Assurance Standards for Advocacy scheme, as well as its plans to cut 30% of all legal aid fees.

The “macho culture” at chambers and the overall extent of gender inequality at the Bar “invites a level of wonder”, according to a new report by a specialist discrimination law firm.

A £1 million hardship fund has been created by SBA The Solicitors’ Charity, formerly known as the Solicitors Benevolent Association, to support solicitors in financial difficulty and with accessible savings of less than £2,500, as a result of the coronavirus crisis.

Seven new legal apprentices started at Kennedys on 30 September, while the international firm also hosted the launch of the CILEx Level 3 Advanced Apprenticeship in Legal Services on the same day.

Magic circle firm Clifford Chance launched its Racial Justice Award in October, following the killing of George Floyd and the increased awareness of the Black Lives Matter movement that followed.

BPTC students from the University of Law have been involved in a series of mock trials at the crown court.

Appearing in court by video-link makes it harder for some defendants to understand what is going on and participate, a survey by Transform has shown. 

Law students have launched a petition demanding that the government includes the Legal Practice Course among programs eligible for its postgraduate loans. 

Linklaters is running a commercial awareness event on 4 December as part of its LinkUpEatUp campaign, which is designed to enhance participants’ understanding of the work of a leading global law firm.

Solicitors representing young people in the youth courts are to receive specialist support from the Solicitors Regulation Authority to help them meet the needs of their young clients. 

In effect, the GDL replaces the law degree. Its content focuses on the seven foundations of legal knowledge that represent the basic knowledge requirements for the LPC.