Does the idea of interesting and varied work, an excellent salary and a good work/life balance appeal? Becoming an in-house lawyer could be your perfect vocation. We spoke to those in the know including several qualified in-house lawyers about what it means to work at the very heart of your client.

International law firm Trowers & Hamlins has announced that all 13 of its trainees who are set to qualify in March will be kept on as newly-qualified solicitors.

The window for applications to the Law Society's Diversity Access Scheme has opened, closing on Thursday 31 March.

This week’s commercial news round-up takes a look at the possible impact of the potential TikTok ban in the US, considers the importance of nature on the economy, reports Suez Canal traffic statistics and provides an update to the Cardiff City Football Club saga, following the death of Argentinian striker Emiliano Sala in 2019. 

Both Shearman & Sterling LLP and K&L Gates have confirmed that they will take on more trainees in the upcoming recruitment cycles.

Media and entertainment barristers have clients in a variety of sectors, including theatre, film, music, publishing, broadcasting, sport and advertising.

Women are outperforming men in relation to some judicial appointments up to and including the High Court, statistics published by the Judicial Appointments Commission have revealed.

The Bar Standards Board has released its diversity data summary for the Bar in 2023. 

The University of Law has announced the relocation of its Yorkshire training centre from York to Leeds.

People who know me often ask how I manage to study for an MSc degree in AI and the Graduate Diploma in Law (GDL) at the same time but still have a decent study-life balance.

A legal offshoot has been launched by trade union United Voices of the World (UVW) in order to represent all workers in the legal sector. Legal Sectors Workers United (LSWU) claims to “organise workers in the legal sector, for the benefit and protection of the less privileged”.

Penningtons Solicitors and Manches LLP have announced their merger, effective as of 14 October 2013.

Birmingham City University's School of Law has officially launched the Centre for American Legal Studies.

I completed vacation schemes at four firms across two years, and this firm stood out as the best for the quality of work and people I met. There was great exposure to different departments and clients.

In the past year, in addition to Apple Pay, Google Pay or typical credit/debit payment, when you’re shopping online retailers now offer an additional option of payment method known as ‘buy now, pay later’. Sometimes referred to as 'point of sale instalment loans', BNPL is becoming an increasingly popular payment option, especially when shopping online.

The University of Law has announced that it is making a new postgraduate loan of £10,000 available to its LLM and LPC students, funded via the Student Loans Company.

As the pupillage deadline approaches, I thought to ask some current pupils and barristers for some QUICK FIRE tips on the application process.