Edwards Wildman has announced its merger with Locke Lord LLP, to form Locke Lord Edwards – a 1,000 lawyer firm with 23 offices around the world.

Despite high stress levels across the profession and the widespread practise of going into work when sick, new research published by the Law Society has claimed that solicitors are in better general health than the general population.

Completing life as a student should lead to a sigh of relaxation, but often it’s an incredibly stressful time of job hunting in a very saturated market. Having just gone through the process myself, here are my most vital tips that helped me to land a job.

Two students have proven they’ve got what it takes in recent competitions; one impressing with an essay on what determines appropriate humanitarian intervention and the other securing a scholarship to embark on the BPTC.

The body representing junior lawyers has called for greater scrutiny of decisions made by the legal profession’s ‘super regulator’ after the Solicitors Qualifying Exam was approved amid widespread criticism.

The government has defeated an opposition attempt to reverse reforms to the way that criminal defence barristers are paid for legal aid work, with barristers vowing to step up their strike action in response.

A registered LawWorks clinic operating on Wednesday evening; specialises in housing, debt and welfare benefits.

I’d always wanted to pursue a career in the law, despite initially choosing to study English at university. After a year, I changed paths to study a law degree, even though it meant I had to complete my first year again.

The social mobility scheme Pathways to Law is being widened to GCSE students, the Sutton Trust has announced. 

Conducting in-depth research into a law firm before making an application is essential – it'll be challenging to secure a vacation scheme or training contract without doing so. Here’s a succinct guide on how to research law firms when applying for vacation schemes.

The Junior Lawyers Division has opened applications for its upcoming annual expedition to Tanzania, run in conjunction with the sustainable development charity Raleigh International.

How far are communications between clients and in-house lawyers confidential?

It’s a week in which the UK finally left the EU, fears about the deadly coronavirus spread across the globe and Donald Trump was acquitted in his impeachment trial.

The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development has predicted that the UK will sit among the worst performing economies of the rich world in 2023, second only to Russia.

Shearman & Sterling graduate recruiters Victoria Bradley and Katie Meer explain what they're looking for in candidates for City training contracts.

This week we saw Netflix move beyond TV shows and films, Nike lose its latest round in court, Boohoo partner with the Alshaya group and Apple launch a buy now pay later service in partnership with Goldman Sachs. What are the key takeaways from this commercial news? Can you see any trends or patterns? Which sectors are continuously doing well and which sectors are struggling in today’s climate? 

Global law firm Clyde & Co is introducing a six-month trainee seat in its in-house data lab from March 2020.

How can developers recover losses when a project overruns?