The first part of the new Solicitors Qualifying Exam – a series of online multiple-choice exams testing legal knowledge – is likely to be too difficult with fail rates higher than the current LPC system, says Patrick McCann, global head of learning at Linklaters LLP.

Students from Northumbria University's award-winning Student Law Office recently had the chance to meet Attorney General Dominic Grieve QC MP as he visited the university and LawWorks' regional offices.

Property lawyers are handling 25% fewer cases on average, after monthly property transactions fell 21% year on year, according to data from Search Acumen. 

The Renters’ Rights Act is likely to come into effect in early 2026, with the changes introduced applicable to both new and previously existing tenancies. It's been described as the "most significant shake-up of the rental market in almost 40 years".

What will the repeal of the Property Misdescriptions Act 1991 mean for property professionals?

BPP University Law School is launching a new £1.5 million AI-powered learning platform from September to help train and prepare future lawyers for success in their exams.

The Windrush generation refers to a group of Commonwealth citizens who immigrated to Britain from Caribbean countries between 1948-1971. In 1948, the British Nationality Act 1948 was introduced, creating the status of 'citizen of the United Kingdom and Colonies' who had a right of abode in the UK.

Is copyright law stifling creativity in the music sector?

In the new era of crowdfunding finance, what level of protection does a consumer have?

Merchant Taylor’s Hall in the City of London was crackling with excitement as representatives from over 70 top law firms convened to find out who would be the winners of the prestigious LawCareers.Net Training & Recruitment Awards 2016.

The Solicitors Regulation Authority is once again considering whether to abolish the minimum annual salary for trainee solicitors.

For the past 18 months, members of the Crown Prosecution Service, police chiefs, lawyers, the Ministry of Justice, and the HM Prison and Probation Service formed a working party to update guidelines for judges in what’s been labelled a “change in culture”. The guidelines were rolled out from 16 January.  

Following a vote to join the criminal Bar in protest action, more than 100 criminal defence solicitors will stop taking on low-paid work in response to the government’s criminal legal aid reforms.

Baroness Hale, deputy president of the Supreme Court, has warned that the growing disconnect between the opportunities to study law and the number of legal jobs available makes it "very hard" for her to encourage young people to seek a legal career.

According to Neurotechnology, Law and the Legal Profession, a report commissioned by the Law Society of England and Wales, future lawyers could end up charging their clients via “units of attention” monitored by computers that are connected directly to their brains. 

Assessment centres play a big part in many firms’ application processes and for a lot of students this is the most daunting stage. I know that it was for me! The nerves caused by them can only be heightened by the uncertainty of having to complete them virtually, which may be your first experience using video conferencing platforms for this reason. While I completed my assessment centres in person, I later completed a virtual vacation scheme, so I know how nerve-wracking these virtual scenarios can be. Here are some bits of advice to help make your experience of assessment centres the best it can be.

Amicus is a legal non-profit organisation based in London, which helps secure equal access to justice for those facing the death penalty in the United States. Every year, the organisation provides autumn and spring training for those interested in volunteering. 

This blog will look at where the UK stands with televising trials and the pros and cons of broadcasting court proceedings. It's inspired by the recent US-based defamation trial of Depp v Heard, which was televised and viewed by millions of people over a six-week period.

International human rights law is founded on the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR), which represents the universal protection of inalienable, inherent and fundamental rights and freedoms of everyone.