A “fully flexible work space” is available to all staff working in DLA Piper’s Birmingham office, following its move to the Paradise Birmingham Development – a move which was in the works before the pandemic hit last year. 

The University of Law has announced that it will be offering more than £2 million in scholarships and bursaries ahead of the 2020/21 academic year, among the highest of any UK law school.

This week over 20,000 of the world’s most senior business and political leaders are gathering in the icy climes of Davos for the annual World Economic Forum. With this year’s theme “Creating a shared future in a fractured world”, items on the agenda include financial stability, tax avoidance, gender equality, terrorism and climate change. But that’s not all – there is also this carefully curated selection of business news to keep an eye on.

Demonstrate that you take being green seriously by getting your hands on a copy of this year’s verdant edition of The Training Contract & Pupillage Handbook, enrobed in this year’s most on-trend colour.

Browne Jacobson LLP recently launched its innovative mentoring programme REACH (Race, Equality and Cultural Heritage), which is aimed at aspiring Black lawyers.

BPP University Law School has won the coveted Leadership Award at the UK Social Mobility Awards 2023. Focusing on advancing social mobility and recognising employers that are working to improve it, the awards are run by London-based societal change charity Making The Leap, with the ceremony taking place on 12 October 2023.

Earlier this month, the Ministry of Justice (MOJ) published proposals as part of a consultation to redirect interest earned on lawyers’ client accounts into the MOJ’s budget. Law Society of England and Wales President Mark Evans criticised the plan, stating: "Firms will close, fees will rise and clients will be impacted if the MoJ goes ahead with the proposal.”

You’re studying a non-law degree, but are keen on becoming a lawyer and want to know what you can be doing to learn more and prepare. 

The shortlist of students and law schools nominated for the 2021 LawWorks and Attorney General’s Student Pro Bono Awards has been announced.

Thousands of high street and sole practitioner firms are likely to close within six months due to the covid-19 crisis, according to new Law Society research.

The Law Society of England and Wales’ has awarded 15 tenacious aspiring solicitors each a Diversity Access Scheme to help them qualify as a solicitor.

Online legal tools for women to protect themselves from domestic abuse and a chatbot designed to help people with special educational needs access legal advice are among the eight Legal Access Challenge finalists.

I first decided I wanted to be a solicitor when I graduated from high school. The intellectual rigour of a law degree, coupled with the high-octane nature of legal work, seemed irresistible.

I've got a training contract interview coming up. I know I need to wear ‘formal/business attire’, but what does that actually mean?

Find out about DLA Piper’s insight programme and summer internship with Petra Smith, the firm’s graduate recruitment manager.

I start my training contract in September and was wondering how I can make a positive impression and stand out from the crowd. Also, what should I aim to achieve in each seat?

I very much enjoy the variation, both in the type of work and the subject matter, and I like being able to work on my own and decide when I work.

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