Tooks Chambers - the set of Michael Mansfield QC - has decided to begin the process of dissolution as the "direct result of the government's legal aid policies".

This is the first in a weekly series of news digests, collecting together some of the key business stories that you should keep an eye on for two important reasons.

Due to "changes in client demand", City firm Olswang has announced that it is cancelling its London graduate recruitment programme for 2013 and will be deferring its September 2011 intake.

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International law firm Berwin Leighton Paisner has announced 10 trainee vacancies for its March 2013 intake.

Magic circle law firms Allen & Overy, Freshfields and Linklaters have announced their partner promotions for 2021, with some positive signs that the firms are working to rebalance their male-dominated partnerships.

Wellbeing at the Bar has improved, according to new data published by the Bar Council. 

There’s a bit of an oily theme this week, with news of American crude, talks of a merger between two of the industry’s giants, and a spat over mayonnaise (which, incidentally, is full of oil).

The Law Society welcomed the opening of a ‘super courtroom’ in Loughborough last week.

International firms Herbert Smith and Freehills have announced that they will merge to become the leading firm in the Asia Pacific region, one of the world's fastest growing legal markets.

A decidedly autumnal feel in the air should invoke that "back to school" feeling, sharpening the senses and focusing the mind on the new term ahead. 

City firms Ashurst, Clifford Chance, Herbert Smith Freehills, Slaughter and May, and Travers Smith have teamed up with 34 recruitment agencies to launch the ‘Recruitment Agency Race Fairness Commitment’ in an effort to improve racial diversity in the legal profession.

DWF has announced an exclusive partnership with The College of Law that will see the firm's future trainees study their LPC at the institution from September 2011.

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In a gradual but consistent improvement, 10 law firms now appear in this year’s workplace equality index, which is annually compiled by the gay rights charity, Stonewall.

From September 2023, magic circle firm Linklaters LLP will take up to six solicitor apprentices in its London headquarters. Linklaters is one of several firms in the City to embrace solicitor apprenticeships as an alternative pathway to the traditional qualification route.  

A personal injury solicitor has become one of the youngest people in the country to run a major law firm. 

Leading regulatory law firm Capsticks Solicitors LLP has been appointed by the Bar Standards Board (BSB) to provide external legal support and advice to the Board’s regulation of barristers in England and Wales.

Last week, law firms and legal departments across the country promoted legal apprenticeship vacancies as part of National Apprenticeship Week.

A number of firms have confirmed how many newly-qualified solicitors they will retain in Autumn 2014.