The Law Society has published its Annual Statistical Report for 2013, which has confirmed that the number of training contracts on offer has increased up to 5,302 following the decline of previous years.

College of Law students have won two prestigious legal skills competitions at national level.

CEO of Obelisk Support and founder of The First 100 Years and Next 100 Years campaigns Dana Denis-Smith has been recognised in the New Year’s Honours List for her services to women in law. 

The Law Society is among a number of organisations to welcome the government’s decision to “continue funding the level 7 apprenticeships for those aged 16 to 21”, while urging the government to extend this support to cover the funding of level 7 apprenticeships for those over the age of 21.

The law firm today is where legal, technological and business expertise intersects. As modernisation in business and technology has seen a pivot towards data-driven efficiency, a similar shift within the legal sphere looms. The tradition of ‘gut instinct’ decision-making within law means that the emergence of a results-based approach has dramatically transformative potential.

While the private sector offers a wide range of opportunities, such as working with individuals, families, and businesses on local and international levels, it's not for everyone.

The Solicitors Regulation Authority remains confident that the Legal Services Education and Training Review will be ready to report by its original deadline of December 2012, despite earlier concerns that the review would overrun.

His Majesty’s Courts and Tribunals Service (HMCTS) has drawn up plans to shut down and sell off ageing and run-down court buildings within the next decade.

The Law Society of England and Wales Annual Statistics Report 2015 provides an in-depth breakdown of the numbers, location and gender make-up of training contacts in the 12 months to July 2015.

ELSA Day, taking place on Wednesday 25 November, is an annual event organised by the European Law Students’ Association (ELSA) (International) in collaboration with the Council of Europe. This year’s topic is ‘Artificial Intelligence and Human Rights’.

Running across ELSA’s network of 44 countries, the initiative is designed to get communities talking about human rights issues that deserve more attention.

The Bar Council and the Bar Human Rights Committee (BHRC) have called attention to lawyers in Egypt facing persecution as they try to uphold citizens’ human rights. 

The SRA's annual equality report has this year shown a small improvement in the diversity of its own employees.

Both Shearman & Sterling LLP and K&L Gates have confirmed that they will take on more trainees in the upcoming recruitment cycles.

The Junior Lawyers Division is encouraging members to participate in the Law Society’s consultation on a recommended minimum salary.

After at least a year of fear-inducing headlines about the demise of the profession thanks to the advent of AI, particularly large language models, such as ChatGPT, cracks have begun to show – highlighting that lawyers and high levels of legal expertise are unlikely to be made redundant anytime soon.

The government should rethink plans to scrap the Human Rights Act and replace it with a UK bill of rights, a cross-party parliamentary committee has warned.

Are you wondering whether you’re cut out for life as a lawyer? Do you feel overwhelmed? Then LawCare is here for you.

The winners of the LawWorks Pro Bono Awards 2012 have been announced following a glamorous awards dinner held in June.

As lawyers become increasingly sucked into the phone-hacking scandal, law firm Harbottle & Lewis has been given permission to defend itself over Rupert Murdoch's claim that the firm made a "major mistake" in the legal advice it gave the corporation in 2007 in respect of an internal investigation into phone hacking.

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.