Leading civil liberties and legal aid firm Hodge Jones & Allen hosted Year 12 Students for a discussion about careers in the access-to-justice side of the legal profession earlier this month. 

No matter what stage you’re at in your legal education, you’re bound to gain something from LawCareersNetLIVE. Read on to discover some of the benefits of attending this legal careers conference.

ELSA Day, taking place on Wednesday 25 November, is an annual event organised by the European Law Students’ Association (ELSA) (International) in collaboration with the Council of Europe. This year’s topic is ‘Artificial Intelligence and Human Rights’.

Running across ELSA’s network of 44 countries, the initiative is designed to get communities talking about human rights issues that deserve more attention.

Let’s face it – law school is changing. Sure, the textbooks are still heavy and the case briefs still keep students up at night. But now, there’s a new tool in the mix that’s changing how students study, write and even think about the law – generative AI.

How can lawyers help to address climate change through their work?

Fees for the Bar Professional Training Course have risen again this year amid warnings that millions of pounds are being spent by students who do not go on to secure pupillage.

The Solicitors Regulation Authority has announced changes to part one of the Solicitors Qualifying Examination, including reducing the number of questions in the multiple-choice assessment, after trainee lawyers and other stakeholders raised concerns that the assessments were overly difficult and “disproportionately challenging”.

When a non-legal person asks what kind of law you want to do, they are typically satisfied with hearing you want to be either a solicitor or a barrister. However, from the student’s perspective, there is a whole lot more to it than this answer.