Applications are now open for LawCareersNetLIVE Virtual, which will take place on 1 and 2 December 2020.

Pro bono charity LawWorks named the winners of its annual awards at a dinner on 23 June at the Law Society.

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.

I applied for places on a few summer vacation schemes but was unsuccessful. What other work experience can I pursue to boost my CV and future applications?

Is it possible for solicitors to have a good work/life balance? And if I start a family, are there part-time or term-time options? 

City law firm Macfarlanes was the first non-magic circle firm to increase its newly qualified (NQ) lawyer salary in line with the ongoing NQ pay war. 

The delegate fees from this year’s LawCareersNetLIVE conferences will be donated to two legal charities.

In this brand-new LCN podcast episode, LawCareers.Net’s Niamh Gray (they/them) teams up with leading lawyers Danni Davies (Latham & Watkins) and Michael Tushingham (Gowling WLG (UK) LLP) to discuss what it’s like to be LGBTQ+ in the legal industry. 

Full-service law firm Browne Jacobson LLP has officially launched its REACH (Race, Equality and Cultural Heritage) mentoring programme, offering 20 aspiring Black lawyers the chance to kickstart their career in the legal profession. 

The route into the legal profession is set to undergo a significant transformation following the introduction of the Costs Lawyer Professional Qualification, which offers an alternative pathway into law for graduates and non-graduates alike.  

The charity LawCare has urged the solicitors’ profession to change its culture after a junior solicitor who had committed dishonesty offences was allowed to continue practising because her firm had failed to support her when she began showing signs of anxiety and stress. 

Sparing a few minutes this Mental Health Awareness Week to think about your mental health and wellbeing could help you to start developing healthy habits that’ll build your resilience and enable you to flourish in your legal career.

Aspiring lawyers have many decisions to make over the course of their journey into the profession, including where to train and the types of firm to apply to. Discover the benefits to training in a niche firm like Bolt Burdon Kemp LLP in this LCN Says.

What are the implications of Brexit for employment law in England and Wales?

Commercial awareness is the ability to understand the context in which organisations operate, including their clients, customers and suppliers, as well as the internal and external challenges they currently face and those that may arise in the future.

International arbitration offers fantastic opportunities for lawyers, including the chance to advocate for clients.

Private equity lawyers specialise in providing legal advice and assistance to private equity firms and their clients.

The annual Law Society Excellence Awards saw a record attendance of over 1,000 guests as they celebrated key lawyers within the profession in London on Thursday night.

In the 30th episode of The LawCareers.Net Podcast, LCN’s host Bethany Wren talks to Emma Dennis, diversity and inclusion manager at international law firm Gowling WLG (UK) LLP, about diversity and inclusion (D&I) in the legal profession.

Suffolk Law Centre, launched last year to fill the gap of legal advice services in the county, has helped 2,300 people in its first year.