What has been the response to the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Act 2008?

Stock market-listed legal businesses enjoyed a highly successful 2019, analysis by Legal Futures reveals.

Publicly listed firm Gordon Dadds is in merger talks with Ince & Co, which if successful will create a major new international law firm.

International firm O’Melveny has suspended its 2019 vacation scheme and 2021 training contract applications, as it seeks to conclude merger talks with magic circle giant Allen & Overy.

A clear divide in working hours among trainee and junior lawyers at UK law firms has been revealed in new research, with US-headquartered firms continuing to top the table for longest average days.

The Law Society of England and Wales recently launched its new three-year diversity, equity and inclusion (DE&I) strategy as part of its wider corporate goals for a more accessible legal profession.

Half of working mothers in the legal profession are taking on more childcare responsibilities than their partners during the UK’s lockdown, a survey conducted by the team behind the First 100 Years Project reports.

Jonathan Smithers, president of the Law Society, said: “Law can be a demanding career. Many of us are drawn to the intellectual challenge and thrive on the high pressure our work entails, but with this high pressure can come stress.”

There are many things you can do to help you on your way to becoming a barrister. Read LawCareers.Net’s five tips – whether you’re just getting started, have finished university or are thinking of a career change, take note of this advice and consider what you can put into action.

While previous options such as the LPC were built into university education through master's and postgraduate degrees, the SQE offers a different approach, being separate from university education. In this post I'll discuss ways that you can best prepare for the SQE exams while in university.

Magic circle firms Linklaters and Slaughter and May have increased their Legal Practice Course maintenance grants for future trainees.

The University of Law is the first university to be granted an Alternative Business Structure licence by the Solicitors Regulation Authority.

The well-established, and former Lincoln’s Inn set, Hardwicke Chambers will now be referred to as Gatehouse Chambers after the name change became official on 19 July 2021. 

Are quotas necessary to achieve gender equality in boardrooms?

Being a paralegal is often seen as a steppingstone to a career in the legal profession. But for many, it’s a fulfilling career in itself. Here are three points of view shared by career paralegals from The Family Law Company who all work with legally aided clients.

Here is LawCareers.Net’s 26-step guide to the training contract application process, plus 10 mock interview questions to help you prepare.

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.

Hello! I’m Meenakshi Sundaram Sakthikumar, president of the Mooting Society and a final-year law student at the University of Nottingham. I’m delighted to have won the ‘Best law society president’ at the LawCareers.Net Student Law Society Awards.

Multinational law firm Eversheds Sutherland has defied covid-19 worries as it revealed its 86% trainee retention rate for 2020.