Chris Eaton completed The University of Law’s LLM Legal Practice (SQE1&2) ahead of sitting the Solicitors Qualifying Exam (SQE) and securing a training contract. We spoke to Chris about the prep course, taking the assessments themselves and Chris' advice for future SQE candidates.

The Law Society’s annual statistics report 2020 offers a snapshot of the profession in the 12 months to 31 July 2020, with women outnumbering men plus concerns regarding ethnicity reporting and monitoring as most newly qualified solicitors do not disclose “their ethnic origin on the mySRA website”. 

For many aspiring solicitors interested in the world of commercial law, our assumed trajectory is a two-year training contract with a City firm – where, rotating through several seats, we'll get to grips with the foundations of being a solicitor and explore the various practice areas available to us.

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Is Copilot an indispensable part of a programmer’s toolbelt or is it copyright infringement?

Application season can be tough, so here are five things I wish somebody had told me before I started my first one!

What is adtech and how does it affect us?

How will the outcome of the general election affect financial regulation in the United Kingdom?

If you’re looking for ways to boost your commercial awareness check out our most recent LCN Says, which offers three top tips to help you develop yours. On top of this, you can read summaries of some of the week’s top stories in the commercial round-up below.

While I've already discussed how AI is being used by legal professionals and how it may be used in the future, there’s also a rise of individuals using AI imagery to create anything they can conjure. This creates a real legal grey area when it comes to potential ‘evidence’ of a crime, or the creation of nonconsensual indecent images.

CLE refers to law students completing practical legal work while being overseen by university staff members, and it's an increasingly helpful method of both education and legal aid. 

Irish firms Matheson and Arthur Cox have been named among Europe’s most innovative law firms in the Financial Times’ (FT) Innovative Lawyers 20 Years Report, which was launched on 24 June at the FT’s Innovative Lawyers Global Summit.

Will the final implementation of the Companies Act 2006 mean the law is now clearer and more accessible?

International law firm Gowling WLG (UK) LLP has set new diversity targets as part of its Inclusion for All (IFA) strategy, including reaching 18% ethnic minority partners and 40% female partners by 2030. 

Having a profile on LinkedIn is vital as a soon-to-be professional because it is the world’s leading business social media platform.

The short answer is yes! Is it easy? No.

Here we are again, another lockdown (in England at least). In order to save lives and prevent the NHS from being overwhelmed by the spread of covid-19, we are being asked to stay inside and not mix with others. 

The winners of the 2023 National Accident Helpline’s Future Legal Mind competition have been revealed, with Emily Eastburn-Pentreath taking the title for the postgraduate category and Stephanie Anais becoming the latest undergraduate winner. 

John Lewis is hit by inflation, Poundland has joined B&M in purchasing a number Wilko’s shops, ministers call for the banning of single-use vapes and electromagnetic radiation in iPhone 12’s halts sales in France. Find out more with LawCareers.Net’s commercial news round-up.