University law schools across the country are beginning to grapple with the use of AI models such as ChatGPT in the classroom, as students begin to use the programme to aid their work.

Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer is now accepting applications for two upcoming events that are designed to help students learn more about life as a lawyer in a commercial firm, as well as entries to a competition with Olympics tickets as the prize.

Solicitors’ firms and barristers’ chambers should reserve a proportion of training contracts and pupillages for candidates with disabilities in order to counterbalance the discrimination against disabilities pervading the legal profession, according to a new report.

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If you are weighing up whether to go to university or move straight into your career with an apprenticeship after finishing your GCSEs or A levels, The Law Apprenticeships Guide 2018 is here to help.

Nearly two thirds of junior lawyers (63%) surveyed by the Junior Lawyers Division (JLD) felt that LawTech was not having an impact on their day-to-day work and current job responsibilities. Almost half of respondents answered that they did not know what LawTech was before answering the survey.

National law firm Browne Jacobson LLP announced its partnership with O Shaped last week, a movement founded in 2019 that aims to drive “positive change” across the legal industry. 

Held on Saturday 9 April, the biennial Minority Lawyers Conference brought together high-profile speakers to celebrate the achievements of black and Asian lawyers, and highlight the issues facing the profession in a year of both challenge and opportunity.

The House of Lords constitution committee has launched an inquiry into the centuries-old office of lord chancellor, asking whether it is sufficiently independent of government and whether it should be held by a lawyer.

There is certainly no way you’ll be escaping Brexit news from now until the 23rd – both sides are throwing everything into their campaigns, including using the same stats to each promote their own view.

Decked out in magnificent magenta, this year's edition of the Training Contract & Pupillage Handbook should be your guiding light as you search for the legal career that is right for you.

The Bar Standards Board has agreed the ways in which the Inns of Court will continue to perform their role in the training and qualification of barristers in England and Wales. Detailed in a policy statement published on 23 March, the regulator has confirmed that the Inns will continue to play a pivotal role in the process.

The Solicitors Regulation Authority has continued to push its innovation agenda by stating that it wants to reduce the time that it takes for firms to implement new ideas for legal services.

Most in-house lawyers are reluctant to make a full-time return to the office, with many preferring to work from home, according to a survey reported by the Law Gazette.

Magic Circle firm Clifford Chance has introduced a "CV blind policy" in the final recruitment stage of its trainee selection process.

Leading medical negligence firm Fletchers Solicitors is accepting applications for its 2018 trailblazer solicitor apprenticeship scheme.

Two more leading law firms have announced partnerships with Vantage, the online portal that matches diverse candidates with opportunities at top legal employers.

Digital technologies pervade every aspect of our lives. From social media to critical government infrastructure, cybersecurity is of increasingly great concern for individuals, corporations and nations. Cybersecurity threats are complex and adaptive, requiring a holistic approach to understand, mitigate and remediate.

A survey run by the Law Society’s Junior Lawyers Division (JLD) found that nearly 80% of respondents had gained some unpaid legal work experience, but that fewer than half believed that their experiences had benefited their career prospects.