To mark International Women’s’ Day 2018, the Law Society has released its findings from the largest international survey of women in the law. The survey of 7,781 people (5,758 women, 554 men and 1,469 unknown or other) aims to shed light on current state of gender equality in the legal profession.

Clifford Chance has secured the top spot in Stonewall’s annual top 100 employers list, which celebrates exceptional employers that champion LGBTQ+ equality across the UK.  

Summer is here! Not that you’d know it to look outside. Console yourself in the face of gloomy weather with this selection of interesting business-related news from the past week.

Volunteering pro bono has almost as many benefits for students as it does for members of the public in need of legal advice. Read our student guide to pro bono work to discover how it can propel your legal career.

On 18 September, the seventh National Paralegal Awards, hosted by CILEX, recognised paralegals across 14 individual and three business categories, such as Paralegal of the Year and National Paralegal Business of the Year

If you have the option to choose between doing the GDL and/or LPC after you graduate, or the new SQE, you will probably be wondering which route to go down. Here are some things to think about, and our advice on making this important decision.

Law fair season is upon us, and as LCN lurches from uni to uni, you should be focusing on developing your commercial awareness as a way of impressing the recruiters that you meet.

A midlands firm, Talbots Law, has recruited nearly 100 staff to expand its business.

If the banks won't lend, who will?

Find out which institutions offer Solicitors Qualifying Exam (SQE) preparation courses by using our Courses search.

Join me as I share information about the PSC which is the final compulsory training required before qualifying as a solicitor.

Goodwin Proctor is seeking validation from the SRA in order that it be able to take on trainees from collapsed firm, King & Wood Mallesons.

As details of the laborious and confusing Brexit negotiations continue to seep out – today’s highlights alone include the possibility that UK will remain under EU judicial remit and warnings that an absence of EU workers will seriously damage the economy – there is much to consider about where we will be from an economic point of view when the split becomes final. For news on this, and more, read on.

The Olympic Games are a celebration of sporting excellence, but each edition also reflects the wider political, economic and social forces shaping the world in which it takes place.

An emergency hardship fund will be provided by the Inns of Court to support pupils and junior barristers throughout the coronavirus pandemic, as well as an emergency fund for barristers in urgent financial need, which will be available soon.