To be eligible for the Postgraduate Diploma in Law/law conversion course, students must hold a degree (honorary degrees don’t count) from a UK institution or an overseas institution that the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) considers to be an equivalent.

The University of Law is preparing to open a new centre in Leeds in September 2014, relocating its existing York centre there.

Macfarlanes' graduate recruitment partner John Hornby talks about Bristol Law School’s staff/student cricket match and explains why the firm got involved.

The University of Law will launch a two-year specialist undergraduate law degree in international legal practice in 2014, the first of this kind of accelerated LLB in the United Kingdom.

The Law Society’s Diversity Access Scheme is now accepting applications for its 2018 round of scholarships until Sunday 8 April.

Three international law firms have teamed up with City University London to offer LLM students the chance to apply for three high-quality internships.

Leading law firm Paul Hastings LLP has partnered with diversity platform Aspiring Solicitors to host its first London office mentoring scheme for university students from diverse backgrounds, following conversations about racial inequality in the legal profession.

Joel Semakula is a barrister at Landmark Chambers. In this Meet the Lawyer he outlines why he was drawn to the Bar, his work acting for Tottenham Hotspur Football Club and the diversity initiatives in place at Landmark Chambers.

Many firms offer to pay their future trainees’ GDL and LPC fees, if they have been recruited while an undergraduate 

ITV has announced the launch of its new legal apprenticeship scheme. The broadcaster has partnered with CILEx Law School and City Law School to deliver the programme, which it says is the first in-house legal apprenticeship to be announced under the government’s Trailblazer scheme. 

If there's one thing every law student quickly discovers, it's that there never seems to be enough hours in the day. One minute you're preparing for a seminar, the next you're buried in reading lists, trying to make sense of a complicated case, and before you know it, vacation scheme applications have opened. Suddenly, you're expected to write compelling application answers, research dozens of firms and somehow maintain a social life alongside it all.

The Solicitors Qualifying Exam (SQE) was introduced in September 2021. Here is everything we know about the new exams, from the syllabus, to the format of the exams themselves, to the cost for candidates, to what law firms, universities and law schools are doing.

Birmingham City University's School of Law has officially launched the Centre for American Legal Studies.

On 23 April London Metropolitan University welcomed a variety of representatives from the legal profession to the law school for its first ever "Get Into Law" day, designed to advise students on how to get ahead in the profession.

Civil law involves relations between persons, and between persons and organisations.

The Law Society of England and Wales’ has awarded 15 tenacious aspiring solicitors each a Diversity Access Scheme to help them qualify as a solicitor.

On 3 November The University of Law revealed its new articled apprenticeship scheme, which will allow school leavers to become fully qualified solicitors after six years of on-the-job training.

The Law Society of England and Wales has awarded 15 scholarships to aspiring solicitors, welcoming them into its Diversity Access Scheme (DAS), which is now in its 21st year. The DAS supports those facing social, educational, financial or personal obstacles to qualifying – assisting awardees on their legal academic journey and helping them obtain relevant work experience and access to mentoring opportunities.

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Family law barrister Kate Edgington shares her insights into becoming a barrister, highlighting the importance of mini-pupillages, transferable work experience and resilience during the pupillage application process. Kate offers a candid look at life at 29 Bedford Row, and provides advice on interview preparation and developing confidence during pupillage.