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The ‘standard’ route to qualification that most Scottish solicitors take is to do a four-year undergraduate degree in Scots law, followed by a mandatory one-year course called the Diploma in Professional Legal Practice and finally a two-year ‘traineeship’ at a solicitors’ firm.
Defamation, libel and slander claims can severely impact the reputation of people, publications and businesses.
Three firms have announced that they are retaining 100% of their September 2012 qualifiers.
South Westminster Legal Advice Centre Posted on 30 March 2023 A busy legal advice centre helping those who live or are employed in the City of Westminster and surrounding postcodes.
A busy legal advice centre helping those who live or are employed in the City of Westminster and surrounding postcodes.
The University of Law has secured an exclusive partnership with magic circle law firm Clifford Chance to deliver its Solicitors Qualifying Examination (SQE) courses.
Are earlier UK IP rights still applicable in the EU?
Applications are now open for LawCareers.Net’s legal careers conferences, LawCareersNetLIVE, taking place in November and December later this year.
Following discussions between CILEx and the Ministry of Justice, it has been announced that chartered legal executives can now become coroners.
BPP law School has joined forces with specialist bank, Investec, to offer loans to its postgraduate law students.
How will the Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers Act 2024 reshape the regulatory landscape for e-commerce and digital service providers in the UK?
What are deferred prosecution agreements and how will they change corporate criminal justice in the United Kingdom?
Magic circle firm Clifford Chance has begun offering training contracts as early as to students who are still 18 years old.
Weightmans and Mace & Jones have announced they are to merge, creating a UK top 50 firm with a combined fee income of £75 million.
What’s the likely impact of the changes to agricultural property relief and business property relief that were announced in the autumn 2024 budget?
While many family law cases are localised, increasing numbers include an element of cross-border work. A dual-qualified family lawyer brings an understanding of different legal systems and cultures that helps inform their approach to running the case. Here, two lawyers explain their own experiences.
With so much happening in Birmingham over the next few years, it’s an exciting time to be working and training in the second city.
The JLD is running a free one-day event for LPC students, designed to help them in their search for a training contract and to gain awareness of the issues they may face along the way.
