Pro bono organisation LawWorks has announced that nominations are open for its annual LawWorks & Attorney General Student Awards.

Today’s the day – and if you haven’t already, get out there and vote! The implications of the outcome of the election on all areas of our lives is major. For news other than the election, read on.

On 19 December the UK government revealed plans to increase criminal legal aid rates for solicitors by a further 12% to improve access to justice. An initial 6% rise will follow a consultation in early 2025, with a further 6% committed by the end of parliament. This will result in a total boost of £92 million.

The latest episode of The LawCareers.Net Podcast, released this week, is focused on how law students and aspiring lawyers can make the most of LinkedIn.

Bridging the Bar’s (BTB) BTB Academy, which is committed to increasing the equality of access to opportunities in the legal profession across all underrepresented groups, will launch on Monday 1 August 2022.

The University of Law is holding its annual National Law Fair at its Moorgate centre on Wednesday 26 June.

The 15-strong intake of trainee solicitors at Knights LLP have all been recruited from the firm’s paralegal workforce.

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As reported in the Law Gazette, the Legal Services Board Consumer Panel (LSBCP) has received a huge response from the legal profession and members of the public to its recent call for evidence on whether regulating the will-writing industry would be in the best interests of consumers.

The University of Law has appointed the former chief executive of Skills for Justice, Alan Woods, as an adviser on the development of its new apprenticeship programme.

Earlier this year we surveyed LawCareers.Net users to better understand their concerns about entering the legal profession. With securing a training contract, diversity and inclusion, and workload topping the list of aspiring lawyers’ worries, in this Feature we’ve grouped together the top questions to come out of the survey, and our advice to alleviate your concerns and help you on your way to your dream career in law.

One in 10 lawyers under 30 said they have experienced suicidal thoughts as a result of work, a recent International Bar Association survey found, with wellbeing in the legal profession a “global concern”.

I think the combination of mentors, confidence and consistent hard work is what drove me to the pinnacle of BigLaw. So, to all aspiring socially mobile lawyers, here are my top pieces of advice to succeed in BigLaw.

The Solicitors’ Charity, an organisation that supports the wellbeing of solicitors and their dependents, won Charity Collaboration of the Year at the Association of Charitable Organisations (ACO) Annual Awards 2025 for its long-running partnership with mental health charity LawCare.