If you’ve been looking into a career in law, you’ve probably heard the term ‘commercial awareness’. This slightly nebulous term seems to be unavoidable, mentioned at virtually every turn throughout careers events, firm recruitment materials and interviews.

The latest episode of The LawCareers.Net Podcast, released this week, is focused on how first-year students can navigate work experience, prepare for interviews and process rejection.

Two conflicting surveys paint a confusing picture of how consumers feel about the legal profession and the services it provides.

The Law Society of England and Wales has supported the government’s decision to make four Nightingale courts permanent, with President Mark Evans describing the move as “sensible” in light of the “appalling backlogs in our courts”. 

The popularity of smart home devices such as Amazon’s Echo (Alexa) has seen a rise in their presence within our homes. But with smart home assistant devices planted throughout our rooms, are our conversations really as private as we believe?

Quotas are needed to address the overwhelming and continuing male dominance of legal, political, media and arts roles, the Fawcett Society has said.

Career-changers interested in a career in the legal profession will be interested to know that The College of Law in Birmingham is holding a series of events, called Switch to Law, aimed at people without a law degree who want to become lawyers.

Becoming a barrister gives you the chance to embark on one of the most stimulating, varied and exciting careers that there is.

As both a corporate partner and the training principal at Addleshaw Goddard, Garry Elliott is perfectly placed to provide insights into the firm’s culture, training programme and work. Read on to learn more about life at this dynamic City firm.

For the second year running, London Metropolitan University has run a “Get into Law” event, aimed at encouraging students from underrepresented backgrounds into both postgraduate study and the legal profession.

Despite reports that the government has postponed gender pay gap reporting for 2019/20 due to the coronavirus outbreak, UK firm Irwin Mitchell shared its recent data which shows that its gender pay gap has shrunk.

Has the 2017 Budget actually made any big changes?

Norton Rose Fulbright and Queen Mary University of London have teamed up to provide two full scholarships for the latter’s LLM in Energy and Natural Resources Law course for a second year.

Nearly 80% of UK employers have a gender pay gap that favours men in 2022-2023.  

The Law Society has called on the country's solicitors to promote diversity and equality in the legal profession by marching at the World Pride Parade, which takes place in London on Saturday 7 July 2012.

Firms of all sizes, but particularly those in the small to mid-sized range, must adapt to a climate of falling income and profits after the end of a three-year period of growth, according to a new report.

The World Cup may well be taking a lot of your time and energy at the moment – and fair enough – but spare a thought for concerned pub and bar owners worried that the shortage of CO2 in Europe could mean a lack of beer and food during what is a very lucrative trading period. The horror. For other commercial news of interest, read on.

Leading national firm Penningtons Manches and shipping specialist Thomas Cooper have agreed to merge, the firms have announced.

Dechert has become the first City firm to sponsor a scholarship for The College of Law's new LLB, which starts in September and lists practice-based learning as its main selling point.

The Ministry of Defence’s plan to extend the concept of ‘combat immunity’ will lead to soldiers being unable to access justice and cover-ups, the Law Society has warned.