Weighing in at around 700 pages of useful information, this year’s edition of The Training Contract & Pupillage Handbook (TCPH) is finally here, resplendent in eye-catching red. 

Mooting is one of the best things you can do to get a sense of what it's like to be a legal advocate, giving you the opportunity to get up on your feet and argue your case. It is also an impressive addition to any CV, whether you’re pursuing a career as a barrister or solicitor.

International Women’s Day began in New York on 8 March 1857, when female textile workers marched in protest against unfair working conditions and unequal rights for women. Since then, it’s become a recognised day that occurs each year and is an important day to mark because women still face inequality around the world, in their education, work, pay, voting rights and more.

In this video I discuss my first round of pupillage applications, including the lessons learned and advice for first time applicants. 

In this blog I advocate that both future and current students should think about studying law with a language. The main benefits to studying law with a language that I have identified have been set out in this post.

Do businesses really steer away from employing women of child-bearing age?

Barristers have voted to go on an indefinite, uninterrupted strike in England and Wales starting from 5 September 2022.

In this video I talk about how I mentally processed pupillage rejections and channeled the experience into positive energy and motivation to do better in the next round.

Does Schedule 17 of the Environment Act 2021 fail to level the playing field for businesses?

What are the legal implications of the 'gig economy'?

The Honourable Society of The Inner Temple has partnered with leading peer recruitment firm The Access Platform to adopt a pioneering technology platform to support aspiring barristers.

The Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) launched new research surrounding gaps in access to justice.

Section 137(1) of the Highways Act 1980 codifies the offence of wilfully obstructing a highway without lawful reason or excuse. Given the popularity of roadblocking as a form of peaceful protest, this provision has repeatedly been used as a catch-all clause with which many arrested protestors can be charged.

Hundreds of academics from around the world are due to attend The University of Law’s ninth Annual Learning and Teaching Conference and its first International Symposium 2022. 

A group of City law firms have launched an initiative to give opportunities to less-privileged students and shake off their elitist reputation.

Nominees for the first ever UK Social Mobility Awards have been revealed to hail overwhelmingly from the legal profession. 

The Law Society of England and Wales believes that the adoption of hybrid and flexible working initiatives could provide a chance to improve social mobility within the legal profession.