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Posted on 27 March 2023

This Christian organisation, based in Reading, facilitates a number of information and support services.

Award Winner 2020

Best Recruiter – National/Large Regional Firm: Shoosmiths

The graduate recruitment team go the extra mile with their recruitment process. They are always on hand to answer questions via various forms of media and make receiving an offer all the more rewarding with special, personal touches.

Gowling in discussions to open Leeds office

Posted on 16 September 2022

Gowling WLG (UK) LLP is looking at opening an office in Leeds.

Latest episode of The LCN Podcast looks at how students can make the most of LinkedIn

Posted on 20 March 2020

The latest episode of The LawCareers.Net Podcast, released this week, is focused on how law students and aspiring lawyers can make the most of LinkedIn.

LawWorks’ pro bono award winners announced

Posted on 01 July 2011

Pro bono charity LawWorks named the winners of its annual awards at a dinner on 23 June at the Law Society.

Firms reveal retention rates

Posted on 06 September 2012

Law firms across the country have released their trainee retention figures for September 2012.

Eleven law firms feature in RateMyPlacement top 100 undergraduate employers list for 2017

Posted on 15 September 2017

A number of law firms feature in work experience information provider RateMyPlacement’s recently revealed top 100 undergraduate employers for 2017.

Competition for training contracts soars

Posted on 08 July 2011

The latest Association of Graduate Recruiters survey has revealed that the number of applicants going for each training contract vacancy has jumped from 35 to 65.5.

LawWorks 'legal Oscars' celebrate pro bono excellence

Posted on 06 July 2012

The winners of the LawWorks Pro Bono Awards 2012 have been announced following a glamorous awards dinner held in June.

LawCareers.Net x The University of Law Bootcamp 2022 – register now

Posted on 19 January 2022

Who’s missed our virtual Bootcamp events with The University of Law? Well, they’re back!

Applications open for LawCareersNetLIVE immersive one-day conferences

Posted on 07 June 2018

Applications are now open for the LawCareersNetLIVE careers conferences taking place later this year.

Law school sponsorship

Many firms offer to pay their future trainees’ GDL and LPC fees, if they have been recruited while an undergraduate.

Nominations for LawCareers.Net’s Student Law Society Awards to be announced on Monday

Posted on 30 January 2015

Hundreds of university law society members have participated in the LawCareers.Net survey to discover the best student law societies across the country.

The University of Law offers work experience for students through Instagram competition

Posted on 23 October 2019

The University of Law has partnered with top law firms and businesses across the country to help aspiring lawyers and business professionals gain work experience via an Instagram competition.

Mills & Reeve posts 92% autumn retention rate

Posted on 15 October 2025

Mills & Reeve LLP has announced a strong autumn retention rate of 92%, with 23 of its 25 final-seat trainees staying on as newly qualified (NQ) solicitors.

Redundant Twitter accounts damaging for firms

Posted on 21 January 2011

According to recent research into Twitter use by the top 50 UK law firms, those that have corporate accounts but fail to use them effectively could be "damaging their brand".

Social Welfare Solicitors Qualification Fund returns for second year in a row

Posted on 11 January 2023

Law firms have raised more than £600,000 to support 65 hopeful social welfare lawyers through the Solicitors Qualifying Exam (SQE).

LawWorks Annual Pro Bono Awards celebrate pro bono champions

Posted on 12 December 2016

The annual celebration of pro bono achievement went ahead in a ceremony on 5 December, organised by LawWorks, hosted by Allen & Overy, and sponsored by the Law Society and LexisNexis.

CityLawLIVE and NationalLawLIVE application system opens for business

Posted on 12 June 2015

Student conferences NationalLawLIVE and CityLawLIVE have opened their application system, readying themselves to welcome delegates on, respectively, 4 December 2015 and 11 December 2015.

Student Law Society Awards 2018 open for submissions

Posted on 09 October 2017

LawCareers.Net is delighted to announce the launch of the Student Law Society Awards 2018.