The Lawyers with Disabilities Division is running an event on "Disability and employment" on Tuesday 18 March, designed to offer attendees an insight into what working life as a disabled lawyer is really like and more general careers advice.

The Law Society has invited law students, trainees, pupils and other junior lawyers to enter its annual Graham Turnbull essay competition, which this year references the Magna Carta and the ramifications if the United Kingdom were to radically alter its human rights protections.

The gender pay gap has widened, with female lawyers earning roughly a third less than their male colleagues, a Law Society study of 2012 pay levels has revealed.

The College of Law's Future Lawyers Network is running a series of podcasts, entitled Brief Chats, featuring "top legal professionals" and offering tips and advice on how to get ahead in the world of law.

A new podcast by the First 100 Years project has launched its first episode in a series of 10 which will explore the history and achievements of women in law, decade by decade.

The Legal Education Foundation is offering 11 training contracts as part of its 2016 Justice First Fellowship scheme, in conjunction with a number of firms.

How is legal process outsourcing (LPO) affecting the management of law firms?

As part of the UK’s Brexit action plan, the government has proposed a new Bill of Rights which could repeal and replace current human rights protections. These currently reside under the Human Rights Act 1998, which incorporates the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR) into UK domestic law. 

Throughout this series, I have covered six large or growing regional legal hubs that act as great alternatives if you do not think London is for you. But this is not to say that these are the only alternatives! In my final post of the series, I want to focus on various other cities which would also be great places to work in.

After two years of pandemic-induced lockdowns, it’s finally time to emerge from the corners of your bedroom and catch some rays! This article outlines four ways future lawyers can have a guilt-free summer.

How will the advertising slump affect the way lawyers advise their media clients?

The best paralegals in the legal profession were celebrated at the prestigious National Paralegal Awards on 23 September 2021.

In the latest episode of The LawCareers.Net Podcast, LawCareers.Net’s Bethany Wren speaks with Bar student and LCN vlogger Dani Alaka about her journey to becoming a barrister.

The Law Society has said that concerns about the deregulation of the profession must be considered, and new rules rejected, by the Legal Services Board (LSB).

The Law Society, Bar Council and Chartered Institute of Legal Executives (CILEx) have all marked this year's National Pro Bono Week with a series of events.

BPP law school, in partnership with specialist bank Investec, has extended the features of its 'law loan' – a special bank loan that is only available to BPP students.

The College of Law’s degree congregation has awarded four of the most eminent lawyers in the United Kingdom honorary doctorates in law, in a ceremony which also marked the graduation of 439 former college LLB students and bestowed master’s qualifications on a further 12.

Lawyers have come out on both sides of the referendum debate on whether Britain should leave the European Union, although the majority of those to speak out so far have backed the ‘in’ side.

Applications are now open for the LawCareersNetLIVE careers conferences taking place in November and December later this year.

“Clarification is needed now on UK entry clearance for people at risk under the new Taliban rule in Afghanistan,” says the Law Society.