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Two students have proven they’ve got what it takes in recent competitions; one impressing with an essay on what determines appropriate humanitarian intervention and the other securing a scholarship to embark on the BPTC.

Only a small percentage of students on Legal Practice Courses are succeeding in their pursuit of a training contract.

Weil, Gotshal & Manges (London) LLP has introduced a four-day in-office work policy, meaning lawyers in the firm’s London office are expected to come into the office at least four days a week. 

The government’s cuts to legal aid have left some areas of the country with no legal aid provision whatsoever, with the unavailability affecting a million people, new research shows.

The Bar Council has said it is “disappointed” in the Bar Standard Board’s decision to scrap the Bar Course Aptitude Test (BCAT) because it “no longer […] serves a useful purpose” without making sure there are alternatives in place.

Allen & Overy LLP and Shearman & Sterling LLP will merge to create a global legal powerhouse after 99% of partners at the firms voted in favour of the deal. 

The Ministry of Justice (MoJ) has launched a new government guide, which has been designed to lift “the curtain” on the justice system and boost transparency.

Trainees should be paid £23,122 outside of London and £26,068 in London, the Law Society has said as part of the annual minimum salary review.

The Legal Education Foundation, one of the largest legal charitable foundations in the United Kingdom, has announced the first six organisations to be awarded grants.

The publication of the Legal Education and Training Review, the recommendations of which could radically change the ways that legal training is delivered and accessed, has been delayed for the second time this year.

The College of Law is running a series of new Explore Law events aimed at school students who are keen to learn more about what working in the legal profession is like.

The SRA Board has decided that as of 1 August 2014, firms will no longer be obliged to pay trainees a minimum salary that is set by the SRA.

A US law firm which only acts for companies in the cannabis industry is set to launch a UK office, in a move which is bound to put some anti-marijuana campaigners’ noses out of joint.

The College of Law and European law firm CMS Cameron McKenna have together announced the launch of a bespoke Legal Practice Course tailored toward training in international and corporate legal services.

The Law Society's annual statistical report reveals that the number of training contracts available in the year ending 31 July 2010 fell by 16.1%.

The Low Commission has released its report into the impact of cuts in funding for social welfare law advice.

The reasons that firms decide to merge are as varied as the firms themselves, but there are usually some key drivers – namely, the desire to expand, geographically or in terms of expertise, or to stay afloat. For the lawyers who find that the firm they joined is no longer the firm at which they work, there are normally a raft of opportunities and maybe especially so for trainees.

On 15 March 2022, Justice Secretary Dominic Raab announced long-awaited plans to reform the legal aid system.