Kaplan and the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) have issued an apology after an error by Kaplan meant that 175 students were incorrectly told that they’d failed parts of the Solicitors Qualifying Exam (SQE) assessments. 

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LawCareersNet is again on the hunt to discover the best law lecturer from institutions across the country. We want to know which law lecturer goes the extra mile to make his/her subject understood and inspires you with fantastic teaching.

As many of you will have been completing online exams this week, this commercial news round-up aims to bring you recent updates from the legal and business world to facilitate your commercial awareness development.

On 23 June 2016 the United Kingdom voted to leave the European Union. What are the immigration implications of this historic decision and what happens next?

A partner vote looks set to be the next stage in a potential merger between Clyde & Co LLP and BLM, following the completion of detailed discussions and due diligence last week. 

National law firm Devonshires has retained 100% of its six newly-qualified (NQ) lawyers for the second year in a row.

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

Law firms are always saying how diverse and inclusive they are, but how do I decide which firm is the right fit for me?

Addleshaw Goddard has announced that it is taking steps to further integrate legal technology into its associate career path. From September, its lawyers will be able to qualify within the firm’s innovation and legal technology team. The team is already one of the first at the firm to have dedicated legal technologist trainees.

International firm Clifford Chance has announced the winners of its third annual 'intelligent aid' competition, prizes for which crucially include vac scheme places with the firm.

How are developments being impacted by the Environment Act from late 2023 and what does it mean for lawyers advising clients?

The Chartered Institute of Legal Executives (CILEx) has revamped its monthly magazine, the CILEx Journal, to support the growing number of CILEx lawyers. 

How have recent developments, such as in Merricks, changed the future landscape of opt-out collective proceedings?

The Legal Aid Lawyer of the Year Awards 2015, run by the Legal Aid Practitioners Group have been launched.