The Law Society has expressed its ‘wide ranging’ concerns with remote juries in the justice system, including the “risk of alienating juries and/or witnesses.” These concerns follow civil court users having described remote hearings as “fragmented” and demanding improvements.

An increasing number of lawyers are leaving the legal profession, with new research based on responses from more than 800 law firm leaders across the UK and US revealing that associate attrition has nearly doubled in the past year.

Broad participation is more important than “star performers” when it comes to improving a firm’s LinkedIn performance, according to a report by TBD Marketing. 

What implications do Bounce Back Loans have on borrowers?

Funding cuts to legal aid and free legal advice centres, along with the introduction of court and tribunal fees have reduced less affluent people’s ability to access legal representation and put a huge strain on pro bono clinics, a report by LawWorks has revealed.

The annual LawCareers.Net Student Law Society Awards seek to celebrate the hard work of student law societies at universities all over the UK. Representatives from Shoosmiths share what makes the awards so special and why they proudly sponsored the 'Most committed to increasing diversity' category.

What difference will the Recast EU Insolvency Regulation make to the laws that apply to multinational companies in financial difficulties?

At LawCareersNetLIVE 2024, we asked trainees and recruiters, from Addleshaw Goddard, Brabners LLP, Bristows LLP, DWF Group Limited, Gateley Legal, Hill Dickinson LLP, Shoosmiths and Squire Patton Boggs (UK) LLP, for their advice about making law firm applications. Find out more about LawCareersNetLIVE, our immersive legal careers conferences, here: https://live.lawcareers.net/

This LawCareers.Net masterclass, sponsored by Osborne Clarke LLP, will discuss what it’s really like to be a lawyer working in financial services. Hear from our panel of expert lawyers on what it actually means to work in financial services, from the laws and regulations that govern investment banks and hedge funds, to major M&A deals and private equity co-investments.

Are client secondments for trainee solicitors and junior lawyers becoming more popular?

Lawyers without Borders is a transnational alliance network that seeks to bring lawyers and judges wishing to carry out pro bono work together with rule of law and access to justice projects.

BPP Law School has announced a live web session for those interested in the legal profession; the discussion will be open to both current lawyers seeking to advance their careers as well as those thinking about entering the profession.

What do easyJet, Tate & Lyle and Segro have in common? Well, not long ago, the answer would have been nothing much. But each company has recently accepted a takeover offer from an American buyer – and they're far from the only ones. Over the past few years, no corner of the market has been able to escape the pull of large-scale US acquisitions.

I used to get slightly irritated at the mention of commercial awareness. To me, it seemed like an esoteric buzzword, reserved only for those who had been strategically attentive to the trends and updates of different business industries over the years.

It was a different kind of awards ceremony last night as hundreds of viewers stayed at home to watch the 17th annual LawCareers.Net Training & Recruitment Awards streamed live on Facebook and Instagram.

For young legal professionals entering an increasingly competitive and digital-first industry, building a 'personal brand' isn’t about self-promotion for the sake of it, it’s about visibility, credibility, and creating opportunities that might not otherwise come your way.

US trade sanctions: should non-US reinsurers be running scared?

During a particularly difficult business law seminar one day, a peer of mine sat next to me, engrossed in his laptop. It wasn't that seminar's corporation tax calculation that had captured his attention, but, instead, the Law Society's legal aid desert maps, which he was exploring on its website – and to which he introduced me.