Oxford Brookes University announced earlier this week that it intends to stop offering the LPC in summer this year.

Matthew Broadbent, publisher of LawCareers.Net and The Training Contract & Pupillage Handbook, shares his tips on how to get the most out of networking opportunities.

Applications are now open for the LawCareersNetLIVE careers conferences taking place later this year.

The government’s proposal to inject an extra £32-50 million into criminal legal aid funding is not enough to alleviate the current threat to “the very existence of criminal defence practitioners,” the Law Society has said.

Real estate internships at six leading law firms are now underway, providing graduates with valuable commercial property experience.

The shifting focus of universities around generative AI continues to develop and, where many still view generative AI as a threat, there are some who see it as an opportunity.

The University of Law is preparing to open a new centre in Leeds in September 2014, relocating its existing York centre there.

CILEx Regulation has appointed The University of Law as its training and assessment provider to run its alternative route to authorising Chartered Legal Executives who want to apply for additional practice rights. 

A legal apprenticeship is a route to becoming a lawyer that combines a paid job at a law firm with studying for formal qualifications, paid for by the government and your employer. It is an alternative to the traditional route of going to university and training to be a lawyer afterwards.

Conducting in-depth research into a law firm before making a vacation scheme 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.

In this webinar, sponsored by Ashurst, Norton Rose Fulbright and Travers Smith, hear from the horse's mouth what it’s really like to be a lawyer working in financial services and the type of clients you will be dealing with. Plus learn what skills you need to succeed with a panel of leading lawyers.

With London’s free legal advice centres closing at the rate of one a month towards the end of 2011, the London Legal Support Trust is planning to hold several events in 2012 to raise funds to prevent further closures throughout the year.

BPP University College of Professional Studies became BPP University on 6 August 2013.

Magic circle firm Slaughter and May has set social mobility targets, aiming to increase the representation of lawyers and other employees from lower socioeconomic backgrounds in the firm. 

On 23 July 2025, in a decision that’s already being called historic, the International Court of Justice (ICJ) issued its long-awaited advisory opinion on states’ obligations in relation to climate change. The key takeaway being states can’t sit on their hands while the planet burns. Failing to act on climate change can now amount to an internationally wrongful act, with real legal consequences.

There’s a theme to this week’s commercial news round-up and that’s carmakers announcing that they will be cutting jobs in the UK, and high street department stores reporting a fall in sales as the retail slump continues.