BPP University Law School is running a conference for students on legal technology and innovation, taking place on Thursday 8 March.

The legal profession's widespread use of unpaid work experience has impeded social mobility, according to a report commissioned by Young Legal Aid Lawyers.

The Bar Council has this week hosted the second Bar Placement Week in Leeds and Manchester, following the scheme’s success in 2014.

Pure Potential wants to increase applications to the best universities and graduate recruiters from students who have attended state schools and sixth form.

Not on quite the same scale as the desperate times of 2009, but a couple of firms have recently been asking their future trainees to defer their places in exchange for a cash payment, citing "business activity levels" as the reason.

Another consultation has been launched on the new Solicitors Qualifying Examination, with this one focusing on the changes to regulations that will be necessary in order to introduce the ‘super exam’.

Lord Neuberger of Abbotsbury, the Master of the Rolls, has succeeded Lord Phillips of Worth Matravers as the president of the United Kingdom's Supreme Court.

The Co-operative Legal Services has confirmed an operating loss of £5.1 million for the first half of the year, as reported by Legal Futures.

Commercial firm Gordon Dadds has acquired fellow City practice Ince & Co in a deal worth £27 million, although the final agreement will see Ince’s affiliated overseas offices continue to operate under the Ince & Co brand.

The Law Society, the Bar Council and the British Association for Sport and Law have announced the formation of the London 2012 Pro Bono Legal Advice and Representation Service for the 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games.

Clifford Chance has launched a training contract for UK law graduates in Poland with candidates due to start on the training programme in 2023. 

Foot Anstey has confirmed that it will launch an in-house school leaver academy from September 2014.

According to research conducted by Legal Week, Norton Rose and Allen & Overy are top of the list of firms that lawyers would like to work for, outside of their own.

Nine law firms feature in The Times’ top 50 employers for women 2015.

US law firm Fried, Frank, Harris, Shriver & Jacobson has launched an in-house pupillage scheme.

Several firms have signed up to Manchester Law School's new Higher Apprenticeship in Legal Services programme, which will allow over 100 school leavers to enter the legal profession.

Founded in 2011, PRIME now has 61 firms involved, 27 partner organisations and has given out more than 12,000 weeks of work experience.

The 2024 Student Law Society Awards will be launched in early Autumn. Follow LawCareers.Net for the latest information and updates.

The SRA, Bar Standards Board and ILEX have announced a number of key appointments for the joint Legal Education and Training Review.

An emergency hardship fund will be provided by the Inns of Court to support pupils and junior barristers throughout the coronavirus pandemic, as well as an emergency fund for barristers in urgent financial need, which will be available soon.