Now in its fourth year, the Legal Social Mobility Programme (LSMP) has increased its reach to 300 students from non-privileged backgrounds across seven towns and cities, broadening their access to the legal profession and developing their career aspirations.

The Next 100 Years project has launched a new film series, supported by full-service law firm Irwin Mitchell LLP.

The cost of studying for the qualifications to become a solicitor or barrister is obviously of paramount importance to the vast majority of people pursuing a career in law. Here is our guide to the loans and scholarships available for law degrees, as well as the GDL, LPC and the new Bar courses.

Lucy gives her advice for managing work/life balance, outlines her experiences working in family law and emphasises the importance of being yourself in applications. 

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.

Hogan Lovells has announced plans to merge with US law firm Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft, in what the firms describe as the “largest law firm combination in history”.

US law firm Fried, Frank, Harris, Shriver & Jacobson has launched an in-house pupillage scheme.

Baker McKenzie has announced its biggest partner promotion round in four years, with 85 partners selected globally, according to the Law Gazette. Of the new partners, eight are in London and 35 are women (41%).

For the second year in a row, Browne Jacobson LLP has secured the top spot on the UK’s Social Mobility Index.  

Everyone is on hand to inspire you. Though a legal career requires hard work and long hours, with an exciting level of responsibility and supportive network around you, you can really accelerative your development at Jones Day.

How will technology change the legal sector?

How can the Gender Recognition Act 2004 be updated to better protect and enable transgender equality?

Amicus runs various volunteer placement programmes.

This webinar discusses Diversity & Inclusion (D&I) in the legal profession in 2021. How are candidates from underrepresented backgrounds being supported into and within the profession? What more needs to be done to provide an equal playing field and ensure that every individual is able to be themselves at work?

An initiative to aid law firms in addressing the climate crisis was launched by eight commercial law firms this month.  

Whether you are a school leaver or a graduate, we offer a range of training programmes for you to choose from to start your career in law. Our aim is to recruit the best early careers talent and encourage diversity in an environment built upon different skills and backgrounds, to represent our global firm.

So, you've got no training contract, you've just graduated with a non-law degree and you're faced with the decision of whether you want to self-fund the first part of your solicitor’s journey.

How can private investment and global capital markets have a role in tackling climate change?

This blog will give a brief historical overview of the barrister/solicitor distinction in the UK, analysing their characteristics and identifying whether there’s a merger between the two branches of the legal profession today.