The Government Legal Department has revealed its plans to adopt the Solicitors Qualifying Exam (SQE), following its introduction in September 2021.  

Hiring activity in the legal industry fell in 2023, with figures returning to levels similar to those seen pre-pandemic. 

Victims of the Grenfell Tower fire who receive money from the government’s emergency discretionary fund and/or other charitable sources will still also be able to access legal aid, the government has confirmed following pressure from the Law Society. 

Following the transition to home working, lawyers will work the equivalent of an additional 20 days a year, while also gaining the equivalent of 27 extra days off with the additional downtime, according to new research.

Hogan Lovells, one of the leading global law firms, is due to leave its City of London headquarters where it has been based in Atlantic House since 2001. 

Radical changes to firms’ approach to flexible working, improvements to parental leave and new mentoring and sponsorship programmes should be made top priorities to improve gender equality in the legal profession, according to women on the frontline.

Birketts LLP, a full-service law firm with office locations across the East of England, London and the South East, eyes plans to develop its international practice by using its City office as a “springboard”. 

The family justice minister has demanded an urgent review into the government’s legal aid cuts after a report by the children’s commissioner revealed that vulnerable children were being denied legal representation and access to their rights.

The SRA is set to begin granting its first alternative business structure licences in early 2012, now that the House of Lords has approved legislation regulating the disclosure of criminal convictions for non-lawyer owners of ABSs.

Trevor Sterling, a personal injury solicitor at Moore Barlow, has been elected as the first Black senior partner at a UK top 100 law firm.

Law firms Goodwin Proctor LLP, Cooley LLP and Dechert LLP have all recently mandated new return-to-office policies, starting in 2026, meaning staff are required to work in the office for a minimum of four days weekly.

Global law firm DLA Piper UK LLP has raised its London newly qualified (NQ) salaries by 18%, moving from £110,000 to £130,000. 

Last week the Ministry of Justice (MoJ) announced that 20 Nightingale courtrooms, across nine venues, will remain open this year to tackle the huge number of outstanding cases. 

The University of Law has revealed its plans to reopen all its UK campuses for staff and students in September.

The lord chancellor has announced that criminal legal aid solicitors working in police stations and youth courts are due to receive a pay increase to reflect the “critical role” they play in “ensuring access to justice”. 

The Legal Education Foundation (TLEF) is offering 19 trainee solicitor posts at leading social justice organisations across the UK, as part of its early 2022 Justice First Fellowship (JFF) scheme.

The Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) has published a warning notice on ‘no win, no fee’ arrangements in high-volume consumer claims (HVCC) following concerns that practitioners weren’t acting in their clients’ best interests.

Addleshaw Goddard, Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer and Hogan Lovells have made it into the Times' Top 50 Employers for Women list.

New research has revealed that almost half of the 85,000 partners and employees working in the top 50 UK law firms are now on LinkedIn, the professional networking site.

The Bar Standards Board has questioned the appropriateness of allowing wannabe barristers more than a single attempt at passing the soon-to-be-implemented Bar course aptitude test.