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QCs sign petition for Garrick Club to admit women

Posted on 04 December 2020

More than 100 QCs have signed a petition requesting that the Garrick Club’s members, including a number of senior lawyers, vote for women to be admitted at its next general meeting on 7 December. The club is one of London’s last remaining gentleman’s clubs and has had a long association with the legal profession.

CILEx partners with LawCare to recognise mental health initiatives in National Awards

Posted on 22 March 2019

The Chartered Institute of Legal Executives has introduced a new mental health and wellbeing initiative award category into this year’s CILEx National Awards, in partnership with legal sector mental health charity LawCare.

Worlds within worlds: navigating a digital heterotopia

Posted on 17 December 2019

How does blockchain interact with law and business?

Gabb & Co

Hardship fund of £1 million created by solicitor charity

Posted on 24 April 2020

A £1 million hardship fund has been created by SBA The Solicitors’ Charity, formerly known as the Solicitors Benevolent Association, to support solicitors in financial difficulty and with accessible savings of less than £2,500, as a result of the coronavirus crisis.

New approach to CPD will allow solicitors to tailor programmes to their own needs

Posted on 18 February 2015

Following public consultation last year, the Solicitors Regulation Authority has confirmed that changes to continuing professional development will come into force from 1 April this year.

Ellis Jones Solicitors LLP

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Deloitte Legal and Legora announce strategic AI collaboration to transform legal services

Posted on 09 September 2025

Deloitte Legal has entered a strategic partnership with legal AI platform Legora in the UK to accelerate the transformation of legal services. The collaboration, announced on 8 September, aims to reshape how legal teams operate by implementing AI-driven solutions that go beyond task-based productivity gains and into full-service redesign.

Social Mobility Foundation

Posted on 23 March 2023

An ambitiously broad, innovative charity, the

What’s not to like?

Posted on 30 October 2012

Will websites have to remove Facebook’s 'Like' plug-ins?

DWF publishes net-zero action plan and launches DWF forest

Posted on 21 May 2025

As a part of its efforts to support a sustainable, low carbon economy and reduce emissions by 90%, law firm DWF Group Limited has launched the ‘DWF forest’, in collaboration with carbon market specialists Climate Impact.

Law Society welcomes second super courtroom

Posted on 15 November 2021

The Law Society welcomed the opening of a ‘super courtroom’ in Loughborough last week.

King's College London

courses: Bar Course, Law Conversion, Law degree, LPC, SQE, Postgraduate law courses

Top firms review financial support for students

Posted on 08 April 2011

As universities plan to hike tuition fees, some firms are to review the financial assistance on offer to their future trainees.

BARBRI partners with UK universities to embed SQE tech into master’s programmes

Posted on 10 December 2024

Legal education provider BARBRI has collaborated with top UK universities, including the University of Derby and Liverpool John Moores University, to embed its cutting-edge Solicitors Qualifying Exam (SQE) preparation technology into master’s degree programmes.

Can qualifying work experience for the SQE be completed overseas?

Posted on 14 April 2026

I’m an international student and am wondering whether the legal work experience I complete outside of England and Wales can count towards the required two years’ qualifying work experience (QWE) needed to qualify.

Stephens Scown changes to shared-ownership model; ranks highly on ‘Best place to work’ list

Posted on 11 March 2016

Cornish law firm Stephens Scown has agreed a new shared-ownership partnership, similar to that made famous by John Lewis, which will see all members of staff - including trainees - entitled to an equal share of the firm’s profits.