Will we be working until we're 100?

Sun’s out, shades out! The LCN team enjoyed a lovely stroll down Blackfriars Bridge this afternoon – modelling our trendy sunnies, baking in the warmth and feeling like we were in Spain – (let us dream!).

This week we saw Barclays increase junior bankers’ salaries, two retail giants go back and forth, Amazon and Google under investigation from regulators and we witnessed BuzzFeed’s unstoppable revenue growth. What are the key takeaways from this commercial news? Can you see any trends or patterns? Which sectors are continuously doing well and which sectors do you think might be struggling?

This article aims to shed light on the pupillage process and offer encouragement to those of you who are on the same path and hope to also begin pupillage soon!

What’s causing the supply chain crisis and how is it affecting businesses, including law firms?

Barrister wigs have been a long-standing tradition since the 17th Century, but is the dress code outdated and alienating aspiring barristers from pursuing careers at the Bar?

Lauren Riley - solicitor and former Apprentice contestant - has announced that the app designed by her to streamline the working practices of busy lawyers will be aiming to raise £150,000 of equity funding via Crowd2Fund.

Many law firms have produced "horrendous" applications for smartphones, while others are still operating websites which are incompatible with mobile devices, according to a report by notable business consultant Kim Tasso.

As reported recently in the Law Society Gazette, the Law Society has launched a high-profile campaign called Sound Off for Justice aimed at growing public opposition to the government cuts to legal aid.

Pannone has become the first firm to offer a scholarship for The College of Law’s new two-year LLB degree programme, which launches in September.

Ending years of speculation over whether universities favour certain A-level subjects, the Russell Group has issued guidance on which subjects are most likely to earn students a place at a top 20 institution.

Trainee solicitors’ pay should be increased, the Law Society has recommended. 

The successes of legal professionals and firms were recognised at the Law Society Excellence Awards, held earlier this month at the Park Plaza Hotel, Westminster.

Lord Neuberger, president of the UK Supreme Court, has said in an interview with the BBC that legal aid cuts could make people feel they cannot access justice and then "take the law into their own hands".

The Junior Lawyers Division has called for a recommended trainee minimum salary, arguing that there will be a significant negative impact on diversity in the profession following the abolition of the mandatory minimum salary from 1 August 2014.

The Law Society has appointed a new president - Allen & Overy consultant and former partner John Wotton.

New research suggests that diversity in the legal profession is improving, with the trend continuing to partner level.

The Junior Lawyers Division has expressed concern that the proposed cuts to legal aid will make a career as a legal aid lawyer a viable option only for those with the financial backing to support themselves.

The Law Society has warned that various proposals under consideration by the SRA that would change the way in which solicitors qualify could serve to damage the perception of the United Kingdom as a “global centre of legal excellence”.

Addleshaw Goddard has announced that it is taking steps to further integrate legal technology into its associate career path. From September, its lawyers will be able to qualify within the firm’s innovation and legal technology team. The team is already one of the first at the firm to have dedicated legal technologist trainees.