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National firm Bond Dickinson has announced that it is hiring a fourth intake of legal apprentices.
International firm Kennedys has revealed the location of its new, upgraded office as part of the firm’s hybrid working plan.
The 32nd annual Bar and Young Bar Conference is to take place this year on Saturday 4 November, where attendees will hear from leading experts, including the shadow Brexit secretary Keir Starmer on topical issues ranging from Brexit to how to guard client confidentiality against cyber-attacks.
The government is in talks with BPP Law School over plans to provide a legal apprenticeship scheme which will allow aspiring lawyers to qualify into the profession without first having to complete a university degree.
The UK’s most senior judge, Baroness Hale, has guest edited a special episode of the BBC’s Today programme, telling listeners that cuts to legal aid funding have caused “serious difficulty” to the justice system.
Stonewall, the gay rights charity, has announced the results of its annual workplace equality index, which includes 10 law firms for the second year in a row.
The ‘Tesco law’ revolution continues apace with the news that two more top 50 firms, Kennedys and Hill Dickinson, have confirmed plans to convert to alternative business structure status
Reynolds Porter Chamberlain has started the new year by opening a new office in Bristol, staffed by a team of nearly 30 former CMS Cameron McKenna partners, associates and office staff.
As the spring-qualifying trainees at SNR Denton celebrate vastly improved retention rates, more firms' newly qualified (NQ) Spring 2011 figures have come to light.
The alternative legal services (ALS) market has reached a record high of $28.5 billion, according to a recent report.
On Friday 12 October LawCareers.Net’s very own agony aunt, the Oracle, will be answering questions live on Twitter between 3.00-3.30pm.
News Mid-tier law firms increase bonuses to reward high billing hours Posted on 14 May 2025 Mid-tier law firms Simmons & Simmons LLP, RPC and Shoosmiths have launched new policies to reward lawyers for billing higher hours, with bonuses of up to 40% of base salary on offer.
Mid-tier law firms Simmons & Simmons LLP, RPC and Shoosmiths have launched new policies to reward lawyers for billing higher hours, with bonuses of up to 40% of base salary on offer.
Barristers’ chambers across the UK have implemented pay increases as they battle to attract the top aspiring barristers.
The Bar Standards Board has signed a memorandum of understanding with the Inns of Court to recognise the “vital” role played by the Inns for aspiring barristers.
Summer is here! Not that you’d know it to look outside. Console yourself in the face of gloomy weather with this selection of interesting business-related news from the past week.
Employment in London's legal services sector is growing faster than any other financial or professional services industry, according to figures released by lobby group TheCityUK.
Commercial awareness; you can’t have too much of it and the more you work at it, the deeper and more nuanced yours will become.
An app that aims to be 'the Uber of legal and accountancy services' has been launched by solicitor and former managing partner of Harvey Ingram, Simon Astill.
The Solicitors Regulation Authority has pledged to emphasise the good work of law firms which handle asylum cases following a highly positive review of the sector.
