A number of City firms weathering the effects of coronavirus are evaluating the need for secretaries and support staff during the pandemic.

Google Ventures has backed Lawhive in a £9.5 million funding round, taking a stake in the British legal technology start-up developing an ‘AI paralegal’.

Find out about the recruitment process at Herbert Smith Freehills and absorb Rebecca Worrall’s advice on avoiding application mistakes.

After the housing crash, will the courts ease lenders' pain?

Over 500 new law firms are expected to launch in 2020, according to a specialist law consultancy firm.

National law firm Hill Dickinson has formally announced that some of its training contract places will be reserved for internal candidates from among the firm’s existing paralegals. 

Welcome to LawCareers.Net’s four-step training contract application guide.

Senior associates are reportedly the least satisfied cohort of fee earners at UK law firms, according to a recent Leading Teams report.  

Applications for The Law Society’s Diversity Access Scheme (DAS) 2021 – “a scholarship with a difference” – opened on Monday 1 March.

Summer is arguably the best time during the year not only for law students, but for students in general. It is like the offseason for athletes with considerable physical and mental preparation being completed, as the saying goes: “champions are made in the offseason”.

What is next for the platform gig economy?

The Law Society of England and Wales has published new guidance to help solicitors navigate the growing differences between English and Welsh law. While England and Wales remain a single legal jurisdiction, an increasing body of Wales-specific legislation has emerged across devolved areas, creating distinct legal frameworks that practitioners must be aware of when advising clients.

From American sub-prime to private equity houses: how has the 'credit crunch' affected the private equity market?

No two days are the same in the projects and construction department at Mills & Reeve. Kate Rushworth outlines her role on a recent case, talks about the firm’s wider culture and how important it is to the firm that junior lawyers are building their business development skills early in their career.

Responding to the latest coronavirus update, The University of Law has suspended face-to-face teaching and postponed assessments for a month, with thousands of law students affected. Learning and teaching will be moved online where possible.

The Qualified Lawyers Transfer Scheme (QLTS) has been replaced by the Solicitors Qualifying Exam (SQE). As a result, SQE2 can no longer be used as an equivalent to the QLTS Objective Structured Clinical Examination (OSCE). Anyone who didn’t complete their qualification under QLTS must now qualify via the SQE.