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Niamh Gray - LGBTQ+ History Month: our history through legislation

Posted on 13 February 2024

Every February since 2005, LGBTQ+ History Month has been celebrated across the UK to recognise and commemorate the LGBTQ+ community. Let’s look at the laws that have landed us where we are today.

A guide to law firm mergers

Posted on 05 September 2024

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.

Budget 2017: 10 key areas any good lawyer must know about

Posted on 25 April 2017

Has the 2017 Budget actually made any big changes?

Planning/environment

Planning law regulates how property owners use and develop their property in the interests of the wider community.

Aminah Omoteso - A turning point in employment law reform and access to justice – what comes next?

Posted on 01 February 2026

Consider someone who’s been dismissed without a fair reason or without any proper procedure being followed. Their dismissal may have resulted from asking for a legal right, requesting flexible working or even taking maternity leave. Yet many workers in this position may not understand that they can challenge their employer’s decision or realise that legal protections exist in the first place.

LawWorks seeks nominations for student pro bono awards

Posted on 14 January 2013

Pre-eminent pro bono organisation LawWorks is currently accepting nominations for its annual LawWorks & Attorney General Student Awards 2013

Business Compact

Posted on 13 August 2012

In April 2011 a government-initiated, social mobility initiative entitled "

LPC or SQE: which route should you take?

Posted on 23 August 2022

“Can I still qualify as a solicitor via the Legal Practice Course (LPC) even though the Solicitors Qualifying Exam (SQE) is now the new pathway into the profession?” This is a question that is becoming increasingly more familiar as many aspiring lawyers consider their next step towards qualification.

Crowdfunding campaign launched for short animated film on legal aid cuts

Posted on 25 February 2015

Fat Race Films, a production company specialising in documentaries on social justice and human rights, is crowdfunding for a short animated film about the devastating impact of the cuts to legal aid.

The LawCareers.Net Handbook 2021 now available as free ebook

Posted on 06 November 2020

The essential guide for all aspiring lawyers, The LawCareers.Net Handbook 2021, is available now as a free ebook so that candidates can access the best information from home.

Fire safety and tall buildings

Posted on 08 November 2022

Who pays the costs of remedying fire safety defects in tall buildings?

Amanda Hamilton - From paralegal to solicitor

Posted on 26 April 2024

Do you start with the Legal Practice Course or the Solicitors Qualifying Exam? Do you go on to do a master’s degree? Do you start your legal career as a paralegal?

Justice Week aims to put rule of law at heart of public debate

Posted on 23 July 2018

This year will see the launch of Justice Week, an initiative that will build on the format of National Pro Bono Week and which has the backing of the Law Society, the Bar Council and CILEx.

Pathways to Law

Posted on 22 March 2023

Female QC applicants fall by a third

Posted on 08 March 2013

The number of applications for Queen's Counsel status submitted by female barristers has dropped by a third this year.

CoL and Kaplan publish graduate employment stats

Posted on 31 May 2011

Both The College of Law and Kaplan Law School have published figures on how many of their 2010 LPC graduates had secured employment in the legal profession.

Staff turnover costs the legal sector £805 million per year, according to new research

Posted on 06 March 2014

Staff turnover is costing the legal sector £805 million per year, or nearly £40,000 per employee, according to new research commissioned by income protection specialists, Unum.

Diversity access scheme awardees announced

Posted on 22 September 2015

The 11 awardees of this year’s Law Society Diversity Access Scheme (DAS) have been announced.

City firms prepare to advise clients on the implications of ‘Brexit’

Posted on 02 February 2016

Top City firms have been preparing to advise their clients on the consequences of the United Kingdom’s potential exit from the European Union.

That's Criminal!

Posted on 12 July 2005

What can the recent High Court case involving clothing and similar 'criminal' trademarks tell us about protecting highly distinctive marks?