Leading law firm Shoosmiths has imposed a £200 levy for lawyers who choose to travel by plane for work.  

One of the main areas of discussion during the ”Law firm as a business” panel at NationalLawLIVE last week (and likely to also feature at CityLawLIVE tomorrow) was the defining characteristics of a good commercial lawyer. Having a sense of the business world in which your clients operate is key to your success; start now with these.

BPP Law School is increasing its course fees by 5% for September 2012’s intake of wannabe lawyers.

Universities and law schools must provide more and better information to aspiring lawyers before charging expensive course fees, the Law Society has insisted in response to the findings of the Legal Education and Training Review.

If you’ve been looking into a career in law, you’ve probably heard the term ‘commercial awareness’. This slightly nebulous term seems to be unavoidable, mentioned at virtually every turn throughout careers events, firm recruitment materials and interviews.

Early careers specialist Jakob Sexton shares his advice for aspiring lawyers and explains how Brabners runs its vacation schemes. 

Law firms are locked in a never-ending arms race to attract the top talent. This is because they’re predominately people businesses – the value of a firm’s offering is derived directly from its people and their legal expertise.

What is the impact of social media on the legal sector?

Law firm earnings were up in 2024 but it’s taking longer for firms to get paid, according to the Law Society’s 2025 Financial Benchmarking Survey.

Following months of speculation, The College of Law has announced that it is to separate its legal education and training business from its charitable activities, and sell the education business to European private equity firm Montagu.

The College of Law has launched several new scholarships to assist potential lawyers with their student fees.

The Law Society of England and Wales has announced its new AI strategy, which is based on three pillars: innovation, impact and integrity. 

The Law Society has submitted its formal response to the government's consultation paper on legal aid, stating in no uncertain terms that the proposals for price competitive tendering of legally aided criminal defence services are "so unworkable and damaging that they are likely to push the justice system beyond breaking point to a devastating collapse".

Twenty law firms and organisations have now been granted alternative business structure status, which allows legal services providers to be owned and/or managed by non-lawyers and operate in conjunction with other services.

DLA Piper UK LLP, Herbert Smith Freehills LLP, Reed Smith and Ashurst LLP have become the latest law firms to increase their newly qualified (NQ) lawyer salaries. 

Last year LawCareers.Net reported that 17  law firms had joined the pledge to combat career obstacles faced by minority ethnic lawyers, in partnership with Rare Recruitment. 

As part of a work experience programme I'm participating in, I was requested to attend court to support a litigant in person as their McKenzie friend. This sparked a series of questions that resulted in this article.