Amid the building excitement around Halloween, don’t get so entirely caught up with how to be the most convincing zombie at the party that you forget what October is really all about – preparing to meet future employers at law fairs and wow them with your commerciality. To keep you on track, cast a (cycloptic) eye over this collection of (not very) ghoulish stories.

Global law firm White & Case LLP has announced a firm-wide rollout of Legora’s AI platform for legal professionals across its 43 offices in 29 countries. The strategic partnership will see the firm make the most of Legora’s capabilities and solutions to enhance legal workflows and support complex matters across its global practices.

The College of Law has announced 100 new awards of up to £3,000 toward course fees for students with top academic credentials.

Law firms will be required to publish set fees for legal services including wills, conveyancing and divorce under new Solicitors Regulation Authority proposals.  

How are innovation and technological advancements making Israel such an attractive environment for M&A?

How are fintech developments being deployed in capital markets, and how might this affect the role of lawyers?

It’s of the utmost important that aspiring lawyers avoid seeing the legal industry as an isolated bubble away from the business and political world.

The UK’s legal technology sector attracted a record £188.8 million in investment last year, representing a 35% jump on the previous year, according to LawtechUK’s second Investment Snapshot.

The Bars of the UK and Ireland have doubled down on their commitment to the cab bank rule ahead of the Four Jurisdictions Conference in Belfast. 

The government is in consultations to cut a further £220 million from criminal legal aid despite widespread opposition across the legal profession.

In this LCN Says, we speak to Rebecca Keay from Mayer Brown International LLP about life as a trainee in an intellectual property (IP) and data protection seat.

Achieving an inbox zero sounds too good to be true, especially for trainee solicitors.

How can businesses avoid greenwashing?

The government has rejected calls from lawyers and firms to lower employment tribunal fees, which have caused a huge drop in the number of employment tribunal cases being brought since their introduction in 2013. 

To demonstrate the firework-like dynamism of a good candidate and avoid coming across like a damp squib, you need to show commercial awareness. For future lawyers, that involves keeping up with the business news and thinking about how the stories you read might affect law firms and their clients.

Allen & Overy LLP and Travers Smith LLP have revealed a new partnership with LGBTQI (lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer and intersex) charity GiveOut to launch a new LGBTQI Legal Aid Fund.