The Chartered Institute of Legal Executives (CILEX) has announced that 83% of students passed the latest CILEX Professional Qualification (CPQ) Foundation assessments.

Two new apprenticeships schemes have launched this week, further cementing the importance of this new route into the legal profession.

Sponsored jointly by the Law Society, the Bar Council and the Chartered Institute of Legal Executives (CILEx), National Pro Bono Week 2016 (Monday 7 to Friday 11 November) begins today, celebrating and highlighting the provision of free legal advice to those in England and Wales who would otherwise not be able to get the legal advice they need. 

As Mother’s Day approaches, I thought it‘d be a good time to reflect on my own experiences of juggling motherhood and a career as a solicitor.

The legal profession’s annual celebration of the important work done in the pro bono sphere has launched, as National Pro Bono Week begins today and runs until 6 November. Events during the week highlight the contribution of lawyers engaged in pro bono and raise awareness of pro bono opportunities and issues.

As the academic year draws to a close, you may be considering which optional modules to choose for your next year at university. If you are doing a qualifying law degree, you will have several compulsory modules (namely contract, tort, criminal, land, EU, trusts and some form of public law). As always, my advice here is just based on my personal experiences, and the way that you – or your university – may choose to approach this might be different.

A limited number of new routes to qualify as a barrister are going to be introduced, perhaps as early as 2018-19, the Bar Standards Board has revealed.

The phrase “despite the impact of covid-19” embodies the overarching theme for M&A deals in 2021 for large international law firms. There has been a complete turnaround where deals, and especially megadeals, are de facto doing better than during pre-covid time. Deals are at a 10 year high in the first quarter of 2021 in the US. 

AIM in 2008: can clean-tech IPOs make a comeback?

Achieving an inbox zero sounds too good to be true, especially for trainee solicitors.

What are public inquiries and what do they mean for clients?

Do I have to study A-level law to become a lawyer?

Rachael Driscoll, legal talent coordinator at Cooley, discusses the highlights of her role, common mistakes that come up in applications, the value of taking a pause when writing applications before sending them and the importance of being yourself.

I’m an international student pursuing a career in the UK legal profession, how do I qualify as a solicitor?

HSBC has announced that it will reinstate its BPTC loan for students that need help funding their postgraduate studies.

As part of a revamped graduate recruitment policy, Wragge & Co has launched an exciting trainee secondment programme to China.

What’s qualified privilege in defamation law?

Bond Dickinson confirmed last week that it will trial a legal apprenticeship scheme for school leavers in its Plymouth office.

Addleshaw Goddard has hired 10 new legal apprentices this month.