The Next 100 Years, a project founded by Dana Denis-Smith, has launched a new £100,000 scholarship campaign, Paving the Way, “to give the next generation of game changers help on the first step of their journey into a legal career”.

A third increase will be applied to the fees associated with the Solicitors Qualifying Exam (SQE) assessments from September 2025, taking the costs to £1,934 for SQE1 and £2,974 for SQE2. 

Linklaters has launched a tailored training contract for Mandarin speakers whereby candidates are trained in London before moving to practise in China upon qualification.

The LawCareersNetLIVE conferences, sponsored by The University of Law, are a golden opportunity for students to network with international, City and national firms; gain insights into firms’ key practice areas; and benefit from expert application advice direct from recruiters.

LawCareers.Net’s recent early career lawyer diversity survey has found that 76% of aspiring or junior lawyers agree or strongly agree that law firms often contain ‘old boys’ clubs’, while nearly 70% believe firms aren’t doing enough to promote diversity and inclusion in the legal profession. 

The LawCareersNetLIVE conferences, sponsored by The University of Law, are a golden opportunity for students to network with international, City and national firms; gain insights into firms’ key practice areas; and benefit from expert application advice direct from recruiters.

Big changes are sweeping the legal profession - not least to the ways in which you can become part of it and how you will be trained once you get there.

Exams are over (woohoo) and there are a few weeks ahead of you to organise and do as you please. No prep to do, no consolidation to do and absolutely no dissertation writing to do (double woohoo).

A number of firms' work placement schemes have been shortlisted for the annual National Council for Work Experience Awards.

Law fairs offer an important opportunity to meet firms face to face or virtually.

The LawCareersNetLIVE conferences, sponsored by The University of Law, are an unmissable opportunity for students to network with international, City and national law firms; gain insights into firms’ key practice areas; and benefit from expert application advice direct from recruiters.

The LawCareersNetLIVE conferences, sponsored by The University of Law, are an unmissable opportunity for students to network with international, City and national law firms; gain insights into firms’ key practice areas; and benefit from expert application advice direct from recruiters.

The Bar Standards Board has appointed five new lay board members. This means that from January 2012, lay members will outnumber barrister members for the first time since the BSB’s inception in 2006.

Swansea University was named University of the Year by UK student users of the comparison website, whatuni.com.

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.

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This is my last post for LawCareers.Net. I move onto my training contract in September, and so a new chapter is starting for me. Any change comes with a mixture of nerves and excitement – and this is a huge one for me. A new city, a new job, a new flat.

The age limit for jurors in England and Wales is to be raised from 70 to 75, the government announced last month.