Further to news that Co-operative Legal Services is to offer family law services as part of its expansion into the legal market, the organisation has indicated that it will also be offering training contracts.

LawCareers.Net and Aspiring Solicitors have announced a new partnership designed to ensure that the most talented candidates with the greatest potential as lawyers maximise their chances of success.

After missing the official start date of 6 October 2011, the SRA will be ready to begin accepting licensing applications for alternative business structures from 3 January 2012.

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

The Law Society has said that plans for a new, purpose-built court in London should serve to cement England & Wales’ reputation as the jurisdiction of choice for international commercial legal services and dispute resolution.

BPP University Law School has partnered with the O Shaped Lawyer to introduce O-shaped attributes into the education provider’s Solicitors Qualifying Exam preparation courses. 

The Law Society of England and Wales has confirmed that a regional solicitor admission ceremony will take place in Leeds on Monday 11 September 2023. 

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The pupil barristers’ minimum salary will increase from September 2019, with some pupils set for a 50% pay rise when the regulation comes into effect.

According to a recent report in The Lawyer, increased demand has caused the waiting time for cases to progress from the Court of Appeal to the Supreme Court to more than double.

From 2016 the Bar Council will open the Pupillage Gateway in mid-January, with offers to be made at the beginning of May.

Last week, the Bar Standards Board (BSB) welcomed the publication of the Bar Council’s Pupillage Gateway report.

The Supreme Court has embraced the digital age, and is now live streaming its proceedings over the Internet.

Gowling WLG (UK) LLP is proud to be a firm that supports everyone's individuality and promotes an inclusive environment. Inclusion allies were introduced to play a huge part towards this and supports our core value of “we all bring something different”.

The Bar Standards Board’s (BSB) discussions about reforming barrister training should be made more urgent by its latest statistics report, which shows that over 60% of those who complete the prohibitively expensive Bar Professional Training Course (BPTC) never go on to secure pupillage.

Environmental Law Foundation (ELF) runs a number of pro bono university clinics throughout the country, which are supervised by local ELF professional members.