As part of a work experience programme I'm participating in, I was requested to attend court to support a litigant in person as their McKenzie friend. This sparked a series of questions that resulted in this article.

CILEX (The Chartered Institute of Legal Executives) is a step closer to giving the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) power to oversee legal executives, following two consultations that supported this proposed change.

The Law Society has confirmed that it will be running the Diversity Access Scheme for the 2014/15 academic year, which provides financial assistance to outstanding LPC students.

Starting your law degree can be a shock to your system and there are plenty of things to think about. But this is also a crucial time to start considering your future career. Here are our small practical steps for you to take in your first year to boost your career prospects. 

Take a sneak peek at LawCareersNetLIVE 2021 and discover why you should apply for 2022 to LawCareersNetLIVE Manchester, London or Virtual!

Each year LawCareers.Net conducts a user survey to gather feedback on the tools available to those seeking a career in law and to assess the mood of those entering the profession.

Below are some commonly asked questions about legal apprenticeships.

Magic circle law firm Clifford Chance has announced plans to monitor employee office attendance.

The chairman of the Legal Services Board, David Edmonds, has indicated that a single regulator for solicitors and barristers could be created in the not-too-distant future.

The process could not be faulted and it gave a very good impression of the firm.

On Saturday 25 February the first CityLawLIVE student conference was held in London, bringing together around 160 students keen on a career in the City with firm representatives and industry experts.

The University of Law has received a new “gold” rating in the new government-led Teaching Excellence Framework (TEF). The TEF panel judged that the institution “delivers consistently outstanding teaching, learning and outcomes for its students. It is of the highest quality found in the United Kingdom.”

A long weekend can mean a short attention span, but stay focused - here is a handful of news stories to get you thinking about the issues that affect commercial entities (and thus clients) every day.

How can parametric insurance complement traditional policies in building resilience against climate change in the construction industry?

Who is responsible for preventing online copyright infringement?

UK charity Young Citizens has launched a national call for lawyers and law students to volunteer for The Big Legal Lesson, its flagship legal literacy programme for schools, by 1 May 2026.

Thursday’s here again and it’s time to devote a bit of effort to learning what the big business stories of the past week were; read on for a selection.