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Posted on 24 July 2012

Three firms have announced that they are retaining 100% of their September 2012 qualifiers.

Bethany Barrett - Three tasks for the Spring holidays

Posted on 12 April 2021

If you’re lucky enough to still be a student like me, then chances are that your Easter break has just begun – yay! As a lover of lists, here are my suggestions for items to add to your to-do list this holiday.

Magic circle firms reveal gender breakdown of 2019 partner promotions

Posted on 29 April 2019

The five ‘magic circle’ firms have revealed their partner promotions for 2019, with women making up just 29% of this year’s promotions.

The Law Society releases guidance to support Black and minority ethnic aspiring lawyers

Posted on 08 October 2024

To coincide with this year’s Black History Month, the Law Society has published new guidance to support Black and minority ethnic students entering the profession.

The Abled Lawyer - A reflection on International Day of Persons with disabilities

Posted on 13 December 2022

This year the International Day of Persons with Disabilities (IDPWD) fell on Saturday 3 December 2022.

Next 100 Years launches new scholarship campaign

Posted on 20 March 2024

The Next 100 Years, a project founded by Dana Denis-Smith, has launched a new £100,000 scholarship campaign, Paving the Way, “to give the next generation of game changers help on the first step of their journey into a legal career”.

SQE exam fees rise as SRA launches fund to support disadvantaged students sitting assessments

Posted on 26 March 2025

A third increase will be applied to the fees associated with the Solicitors Qualifying Exam (SQE) assessments from September 2025, taking the costs to £1,934 for SQE1 and £2,974 for SQE2.

CILEX appoints new president and CEO amid leadership transformation

Posted on 21 July 2025

CILEX (The Chartered Institute of Legal Executives) has appointed leading NHS lawyer Sara Fowler as its 62nd president, and former Institute for Apprenticeships and Technical Education CEO, Jennifer Coupland, as its new CEO. Fowler began her term on 16 July 2025, succeeding from Foot Anstey LLP partner Yanthé Richardson, while Coupland will replace current CEO Craig Hamer in September.

Government grants CILEx lawyers the right to become coroners

Posted on 11 July 2013

Following discussions between CILEx and the Ministry of Justice, it has been announced that chartered legal executives can now become coroners.

BPP offers loan to its students

Posted on 08 July 2011

BPP law School has joined forces with specialist bank, Investec, to offer loans to its postgraduate law students.

Breaking Barriers

Posted on 27 March 2023

Plan to ban McKenzie Friends from charging fees receives support of Law Society and CILEx

Posted on 16 June 2016

Plans to stop McKenzie Friends from being able to recover fees from members of the public following successful court action have received the support of the Law Society and the Chartered Institute of Legal Executives.

Anisa Rahman Choudhury - Van Gend en Loos: direct effect v primacy

Posted on 22 August 2023

Van Gend en Loos v Nederlandse Administratie der Belastingen (1963) is seen as significant for two reasons. This blog will examine each principle, the distinction and its limits.

Nottingham Law School

courses: Bar Course, Law Conversion, Law degree, LPC, SQE, Postgraduate law courses

Solicitors Qualifying Examination will be of lower quality than the GDL and LPC, and may lead to more costs for students, says University of Law

Posted on 08 May 2017

The new centralised ‘super exam’ for qualifying solicitors which will replace the Graduate Diploma in Law and Legal Practice Course (LPC) does not amount to a “robust and effective measure of competence” and may end up costing students more than the current system, the University of Law has said.

Hill Dickinson joins Project Rise to boost part-time training for aspiring solicitors

Posted on 30 July 2024

Hill Dickinson LLP is the latest law firm to sign up to Project Rise – a cross-firm initiative by the Law Society’s Disabled Solicitors Network, which is designed to encourage more part-time training opportunities in the legal profession.

Co-op to create 3,000 legal jobs

Posted on 31 May 2012

The Co-operative Group's announcement of its intentions to create 3,000 jobs in the legal sector is the latest and clearest sign that alternative business structures are set to have a big impact on the legal profession.

Clifford Chance offers training contracts to 18-year-old first-year students

Posted on 21 October 2016

Magic circle firm Clifford Chance has begun offering training contracts as early as to students who are still 18 years old.

Top 50 beckons for merged Weightmans

Posted on 31 March 2011

Weightmans and Mace & Jones have announced they are to merge, creating a UK top 50 firm with a combined fee income of £75 million.

Clifford Chance appoints the University of Law as exclusive SQE provider

Posted on 12 July 2021

The University of Law has secured an exclusive partnership with magic circle law firm Clifford Chance to deliver its Solicitors Qualifying Examination (SQE) courses.