The Widening Access Network and BAME Nation have collaborated to launch a three-day virtual law conference, which will provide aspiring lawyers with a guide to the application process.

Has anyone else reached the point of the university year where your workload is so unmanageable that the only thing you do instead of facing it is watching TV? No? Just me? If you are looking for a way to salve your conscious as you turn your back on the hundreds of pages of reading you haven’t done yet (and which you promise yourself you will catch up on over Christmas), I would recommend watching something that is (however loosely) based around the law in some way. 

Do I have to apply for all pupillage vacancies through the Pupillage Gateway or do some barristers’ chambers have different application processes?

What are the future issues for asbestos litigation?

Over many years we’ve invested in DE&I as a central part of our vision – recognising that we’re fundamentally a ‘people business’ and that attracting and retaining diverse talent is essential to delivering the best service to our clients and supporting our future growth and success.

The Bar Council has responded to the Bar Standards Board’s new policy statement on pupillage, work-based learning and qualification.

What role is the UK financial services industry playing in the fight against climate change?

The number of pupillage positions on offer in 2022/23 hit a new record, exceeding pre-pandemic levels, according to the Bar Council’s new Pupillage Gateway report published last week. 

Who owns footballers’ performance data? 

For many aspiring lawyers the pull of the City can be too much to ignore; bright lights, glass frontage buildings, City views. For others, the idea of packing oneself onto a crammed tube as a bookend to each day is unappealing. So, we’ve taken it upon ourselves to round up of some of the country’s most impressive buildings and spaces that host law firm offices.

US firm McDermott Will & Emery has launched a new internship at City Law School, the law faculty of City University London.

Clifford Chance has introduced a “first of its kind musical education scheme” to help UK drill rappers navigate recording contracts. The project aims to combat the commercial exploitation of rappers, while encouraging lawyers to rethink their stereotypes about drill music, such as the association with crime.

Beyond Compliance Limited and Clerksroom launched an anonymous survey last month, which aims to acquire details from prospective pupils regarding their experiences, and offer them the chance to share their thoughts on the training and qualifying processes at the Bar, as well as the current challenges surrounding pupillage. 

Is too much hype a challenge facing legal technology?

What does the decline of the commute mean for UK railways?

Lawyers working in London are continuing to see their salaries rise year on year, according to a recent salary survey by international consultancy company Robert Walters.

I hope that by writing about this – something not uncommon with neurodivergent people – then our peers, colleagues and employers can be more accepting of our experiences.

What are the investment issues relating to ESG?

Nineteen leading law firms have signed up to ‘the social mobility pledge’, an initiative aimed at tackling the depressing lack of upward social mobility in British society.