What does it mean to be a solicitor? Am I cut out for the work? Why do I want to be a solicitor rather than a barrister?

There are an estimated 250,000 paralegals in the UK, a figure that has grown considerably in recent years. Paralegals play a vital role in legal businesses of all sizes, not only providing essential support to lawyers, but also working independently to manage cases and serve clients.

It was one crisp January morning that I decided I needed to sit down with a cup of coffee and hammer out our Student Law Society Awards entry. The King’s College London Bar & Mooting Society (KCLBMS) was nominated for four awards this year and we finished the evening with the trophies for Best society for aspiring barristers and Best society for mooting.

Use this guide to compare the new preparation courses for the Solicitors Qualifying Exam (SQE) by key criteria including fees, learning styles and locations.

What steps are being taken to increase transparency in the extractive industries?

Are AdWords reducing the value of trademarks online?

Working in around 90 countries, Save the Children seeks to protect children’s rights and lives by facilitating development programmes and providing emergency relief in the UK and around the world.

Solicitors should refuse clients’ instructions if they are discriminatory, the Law Society has said after an Afghan-born woman barrister was asked to return her instructions because the client wanted “a white male barrister”.

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. 

What cryptoasset-related risks are insurable against losses?

What is big data and how can it be used commercially while upholding key data protection principles?

UK businesses, including law firms, are to be ranked on their openness to talent from all backgrounds in a joint initiative by the Social Mobility Foundation and Social Mobility Commission. 

Over the summer holidays, I inhaled most of the top TV shows and movies on Netflix. After the latest season of Stranger Things, I’m at a point where I’m thinking of dropping my Netflix subscription, I just can’t find any shows on Netflix that appeal to me anymore.

Two major international law firms have announced new rounds of promotions in their Irish offices. 

The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development has predicted that the UK will sit among the worst performing economies of the rich world in 2023, second only to Russia.

I'm no expert on taking notes for law classes by any means, but my mock exams for my law conversion course (yes, you heard me right!) are right around the corner. So here are some of the things I'll be doing to refine my law notes moving forward – and how you can too.

How would the abolishment of 'no fault evictions' proposed by the Renters Reform Bill affect both landlords and tenants? 

What is the Competition and Markets Authority’s (CMA) guidance to businesses on merger assessment during the covid-19 pandemic?

Regardless of your opinions on generative AI, one fact can’t be denied: if you don’t use it, someone else will, and they’re likely completing work and job applications more efficiently than you. So, let’s discuss the pros and cons of using generative AI in job applications.