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The Chartered Institute of Legal Executives has applied for the right to grant independent practice rights in litigation, advocacy, immigration, probate and conveyancing to chartered legal executives.
The gender pay gap has widened, with female lawyers earning roughly a third less than their male colleagues, a Law Society study of 2012 pay levels has revealed.
The Solicitors Regulation Authority has announced the details of its 2013 diversity survey.
Today we are pleased to bring you details of the firms and individuals who are nominated for the 10th annual LawCareers.Net Training & Recruitment Awards.
The LawCareers.Net Training & Recruitment Awards celebrated their 10th year with over 200 recruiters, partners, trainees and other friends joining the LawCareers.Net team for a chic riverside reception at the Design Museum, Shad Thames.
The Bar Council has warned that the government's plans to introduce competitive tendering for legal aid contracts and deny defendants the right to choose a lawyer will undermine the UK justice system's good reputation among the international community.
The SRA's annual equality report has this year shown a small improvement in the diversity of its own employees.
After two years of research, punctuated by anticipation the Legal Education and Training Review research report has been published today, broadly stating that while the current system is not "fundamentally broken", there is room for improvement.
The Legal Education and Training Report (LETR), which was published today, makes 26 key recommendations.
The SRA has responded to the publication of the LETR, stating that the report would provide a starting point from which to consider a series of radical reforms.
Nicholas Fluck has replaced Lucy Scott-Moncrieff as the Law Society's president.
Herbert Smith Freehills and The Times are running their annual student advocacy competition, with submissions due by 22 July 2013.
The SRA has announced that firms can now report their workforce diversity data through a new online facility.
As recent changes to the law move to reflect wider society's growing embracement of diversity and LGBT equality, more lawyers are making LGBT rights part of their practices.
The Pegasus Access Scheme, a social mobility initiative for prospective barristers, is now open for applications.
Seven new legal apprentices started at Kennedys on 30 September, while the international firm also hosted the launch of the CILEx Level 3 Advanced Apprenticeship in Legal Services on the same day.
The Bar Standards Board has published its framework for the development of education and training in response to the Legal Education and Training Review.
Specialist diversity recruitment company Rare's Articles programme has won the Race for Opportunity Future Workforce Award 2013, facing down stiff competition from big-name organisations such as Sky and Microsoft.
New research suggests that diversity in the legal profession is improving, with the trend continuing to partner level.
The BLD Foundation (BLD) recently held a reception at the House of Commons to raise awareness of the need to increase diversity in, and access to, the legal profession.
