The legal super-regulator is to use its powers to coordinate technological innovation in the sector, it has revealed. 

What's on the horizon in employment law?

Middle Temple’s Pupillage Podcast has returned for a second season.

As a part of its efforts to support a sustainable, low carbon economy and reduce emissions by 90%, law firm DWF Group Limited has launched the ‘DWF forest’, in collaboration with carbon market specialists Climate Impact.

New research by employee benefits technology provider Zest showed employees in the UK legal sector were leading calls for greater financial support, with private medical insurance the most in-demand benefit among law firm employees.

According to recent research into Twitter use by the top 50 UK law firms, those that have corporate accounts but fail to use them effectively could be "damaging their brand".

In a bid to ease strain on the court system, divorcing couples will now be forced to undergo mediation before taking their dispute to court when new government proposals come into effect from 6 April.

With the Bar Standards Board having to delay BPTC exams until August, concerns have arisen as to whether students will qualify in time to start pupillage in the autumn.

Birmingham law firm Shakespeare Martineau LLP is supporting British Muslim charity Mercy Mission UK to launch a mentoring scheme, offering work experience placements to Muslim youth. 

Bar Professional Training Course (BPTC) exams will be moved online, the Bar Standards Board (BSB) has revealed.

Having delayed exams as a result of the coronavirus outbreak, the BSB recently confirmed that assessments for the BPTC (soon to be replaced by a new range of Bar courses), as well as exams for the Bar Transfer Test, will now take place online in August, with resits scheduled for December.

While there have been points where time seems tight, I’ve managed to keep up some semblance of a healthy schedule, balancing my studies with going to the gym, pursuing hobbies, socialising and part-time work. Here are some ways I balance my time and responsibilities.

What are derivatives and why are they used by investors?

No matter what academic stage you are at right now, hopefully, you will be in the middle of exam season. An inevitable problem that we all come across during this time is revision burnout. What I mean by ‘revision burnout’ is when you are in a state of emotional, physical, and mental exhaustion caused by excessive and prolonged stress. 

Are you qualifying via the Solicitors Qualifying Exam (SQE) and unsure how to request reasonable adjustments for the assessments? This short guide outlines the steps you need to take.

This article will analyse the implications of access to justice and the role of legal aid through the PESTLE framework. I believe this issue is a great way to explore the interaction between public policy and the practical realities of the justice system and legal practice.

New statistics revealed in The Solicitors’ Charity Big Report highlighted that in 2022 the charity helped 50% more new clients.  

The proportion of women and BAME people who make up the solicitors’ profession has increased in the last decade, the latest annual statistics report from the Law Society shows.

Calls to reject proposals for a new ‘super exam’ for qualifying solicitors have increased in intensity to put the Legal Services Board under unprecedented pressure as it considers its final decision.

International law firm Dentons has for the first time appointed a ‘shadow executive team’ made up of junior lawyers. The team is designed not only to expose younger lawyers to executive decision making at senior leadership, but also to allow the firm’s leaders to listen to a range of perspectives and experiences from across the business.