According to new research undertaken by the Bar Council, government legal panels are “disproportionately White”. 

The Junior Lawyers Division of the Law Society has attacked a move by the Solicitors Regulation Authority to amend its minimum wage consultation, which could see trainees earning as little as £2.60 an hour.

Clifford Chance and A&O Shearman become the latest magic circle law firms to increase pay for newly qualified (NQ) solicitors to £150,000, after their counterparts announced similar moves in recent weeks. 

The 2010-11 Pathways to Law annual report has revealed that 47% of the first cohort of pathways participants was admitted to a Russell Group or 1994 Group university.

Baroness Hale is to become the first female president of the Supreme Court, taking over from Lord Neuberger in October this year. She will earn £225,000 a year as head of the court.

Mid-sized City firm Bircham Dyson Bell and regional firm Pitmans have announced the commencement of talks over a potential merger.

Paralegals will regulated for the first time through a voluntary scheme which it is hoped will prove their credentials to wary employers and members of the public.

The Law Society has deemed it necessary to issue lawyers with advice regarding the use of social media.

The number of trainee solicitors earning less than the Law Society’s recommended minimum salary has fallen by a third compared to last year, according to new research.

The London Borough of Hillingdon has appointed four school leavers as legal assistant apprentices in its legal services department.

The University of Law and the University of Liverpool have announced a new strategic partnership, offering joint and dual programmes in law with business and management.

The Law Society has plans to launch a paralegal accreditation scheme, with the aim being to "drive up standards and provide recognition to these employees".

In a joint letter to the lord chancellor, legal aid providers have warned that the immigration legal aid system requires systemic change. 

Crypto and wills: what are the practical difficulties lawyers should be aware of?

So, you’ve finished law school, secured your training contract or paralegal position and you’re ready for your first day in your new role but then you get hit with another obstacle – one that you never saw coming… I’m talking about time recording, of course!

The UK has officially taken its first big step toward joining one of the most ambitious international ocean protection efforts in decades, the High Seas Treaty, also known as the Biodiversity Beyond National Jurisdiction (BBNJ) Agreement.

International firm Norton Rose Fulbright is set to significantly expand its Newcastle legal support hub. 

The Solicitors’ Charity, an organisation that supports the wellbeing of solicitors and their dependents, won Charity Collaboration of the Year at the Association of Charitable Organisations (ACO) Annual Awards 2025 for its long-running partnership with mental health charity LawCare.