National law firm Weightmans LLP has reported a 12.5% increase in net profits for the 2022/23 financial year. 

Black, Asian or minority ethnic partners are the most likely solicitors to suffer stress in the country, according to new research published by the Law Society.

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In exciting news for those of you keen on a life of public prosecution, the CPS has announced that it is relaunching its Legal Trainee Scheme.

One of the country’s biggest insurance companies, LV= has announced its entry into legal services.

Solicitors at magic circle firm Clifford Chance are set to benefit from a new training programme aimed at developing their technology skills.

The number of full-time LPC students has shrunk by over eight percent for the 2013-14 academic year.

Magic circle giant Allen & Overy has become the first law firm to join the government's new social mobility initiative which gets companies to offer internships to young people from disadvantaged backgrounds.

Gowling WLG (UK) LLP is looking at opening an office in Leeds.

The government has dubbed two of the City’s biggest law firms, Baker & McKenzie and Linklaters, “social mobility champions”.

Eversheds has confirmed that it will be launching a new scheme – Eversheds Aspire – for 16 post A-level apprentices to join the firm in October.

Bristol firms Watkins Solicitors and Brain Sinnot & Co have announced that they will merge as "a direct result" of the legal aid cuts which are continuing to hurt firms across the country.

Recent figures published by the Bar Standards Board indicate that Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic women are the lowest paid barristers. Meanwhile, their white male colleagues receive the highest incomes.

Lawyers and litigants have been told to address judges in court or at hearings simply as ‘judge’, instead of ‘sir’ or ‘madam’ as part of new guidance.

The latest round of partner promotions at City firms indicates some progress toward greater gender equality at the top, with women making up a higher number of newly promoted partners than in previous years.

Five refugees are due to sit the Solicitors Qualifying Exam (SQE) in September with the support of magic circle firm Linklaters.

A recent report commissioned by the Solicitors Regulation Authority has shown the wide variety of education and training processes used across the legal profession.

The Times and City law firm Herbert Smith Freehills have announced the topic for their annual student advocacy competition.

The Bar Council has this week hosted the second Bar Placement Week in Leeds and Manchester, following the scheme’s success in 2014.

The House of Commons Justice Committee has summoned justice secretary Chris Grayling to examine the government's proposed cuts to legal aid for a second time.