The largest ever study of innovation in the legal sector has revealed that lawyers are becoming more innovative when it comes to organising and managing their businesses.

A new strategic partnership unveiled between BT and DWF could see in-house lawyers at the telecoms giant move across to work for DWF, a first for the international firm that recently floated on the stock market.

Law firms are now able to choose the regulator that is most appropriate for them following the establishment of ILEX Professional Standards as an alternative to the Solicitors Regulation Authority.

Commerciality and business nous: these are prized skills among lawyers and exactly the kind of thing that firms want their trainees to possess (or at least demonstrate the potential to develop). Start working on this part of your brain by reading this week’s collection of economic and business news.

Thirteen City firms have launched the ‘Noticed toolkit’, alongside inter-firm diversity network Noticed, to tackle racism.

On 21 May London's lawyers will once again emerge from their offices for the London Legal Walk, an event organised by the London Legal Support Trust to raise money for legal aid and access to justice.

In a week that marked International Women’s Day, the staggering lack of equality for women in terms of pay and positions of seniority was widely reported. Clearly on board for change were the senior law firm leaders that called for 40% female leadership within the next three years.

The Legal Services Board has backed changes proposed by the Solicitor’s Regulation Authority to require managers of law firms to challenge and report unfair treatment of colleagues.

The College of Law in York has announced that it is inviting applications from law students for the annual Tracy Kaye/Berrymans Lace Mawer LLP Memorial Bursary, which helps towards LPC tuition fees.

London firms have reacted to the proposed Brexit deal with “cautious optimism” despite lawyers advising business to prepare for the worst, as reported in the Law Gazette.

International firm Dentons – the largest law firm in the world by headcount –is opening its first office in Ireland.

The family of murdered schoolgirl Milly Dowler has appealed to the government to rethink the proposed reforms of 'no win, no fee' arrangements contained in its Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders (LAPSO) Bill.

Three legal apprentices have just started at the BBC, joining its in-house legal team on a two-year advanced apprenticeship course that will lead to a Level 3 CILEx Certificate in Law and Practice.

An event aimed at lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender students, with the tag line "Now you're out, let us help you get in", is being held on 4 December 2012.

According to a report in theLaw Gazette, former Bar chairman Nick Green QC has claimed that the rise in paralegals is bringing down the cost of legal advice, as clients realise that paralegals can do many of the same tasks as solicitors and barristers for a fraction of the cost.

Over 7,000 members of the legal profession turned out for the ninth annual London Legal Walk, which took place on 20 May.

The Law Society’s recently published Economic Value report found that the gross value added (GVA) from the UK legal sector is estimated to have grown by 50% in the past 10 years – the GVA was £34.2 billion in 2022. 

International law firm DAC Beachcroft is the latest to move permanently away from compulsory office attendance, but national firm Duncan Lewis has bucked the trend of organisations downsizing office space by relocating to central London.