The government’s apprenticeship levy, which will take payments from larger UK businesses to fund apprenticeship programmes across a range of sectors, comes into force today (6 April). 

Hill Dickinson has launched the recruitment drive for its third annual intake of legal apprentices.

Specialising in all aspects of family law relating to children, The Modern Family Law Company has been launched by solicitors Melissa Kelly and Deborah Baxter to cater for the “modern family”.

Applications are now open for the Law Society Diversity Access Scheme (DAS). The DAS seeks to support talented, aspiring solicitors from less advantaged backgrounds who wish to pursue a career in the legal profession.

Manchester-based firm Browne Jacobson has extended its mentoring scheme with Manchester Metropolitan University’s law school, which aims to improve access to careers in the legal profession for students from less-privileged backgrounds. 

In this Practice Area Profile, solicitor Harvey Briggs shares what life's like working in dispute resolution at RPC. 

What is commonhold, and will this become a more popular choice for property ownership?

This short video is a snapshot of the fantastic successes achieved by our alumni working all over the world in law, business, politics and more.

Attending a law firm’s open day, insight scheme or presentation is a great way to meet lawyers and recruiters, and gain valuable insights that’ll improve your applications. Read our five tips to help you prepare and make a good impression on the day.

City firm Herbert Smith Freehills has elected 26 partners worldwide – its biggest partner promotions round since 2012 and four more than 2019 – despite coronavirus concerns.

In the most recent episode of The LawCareers.Net Podcast, the LawCareers.Net team speaks to legal professional Bunmi Jenfa about a range of topics, including imposter syndrome, Shein lawsuits, career pivots and the importance of finding your ‘why’ when pursuing a legal career.

The College of Law has launched an online 'virtual open day'.

The ‘standard’ route to qualification that most Scottish solicitors take is to do a four-year undergraduate degree in Scots law, followed by a mandatory one-year course called the Diploma in Professional Legal Practice and finally a two-year ‘traineeship’ at a solicitors’ firm.

The commercial Bar covers a broad range of practice areas, including banking and financial services, sale of goods and shipping, insolvency, professional negligence and civil fraud, insurance/reinsurance and oil and gas law.

What is the B-corp movement and how do the social and environmental considerations of companies influence the work of lawyers?

Here's what some of last year's LawCareersNetLIVE delegates had to say about what they gained from the day.

Two Russell Group universities have dropped out of the top 20 places to study law in this year’s Guardian University Guide, but the overall picture reveals a mixed range of results for the group of universities traditionally regarded as the country’s elite. 

The Harry Potter series by JK Rowling is considered one of the most beloved of all time, and not just to the Potterhead community. It’s hard not to fall in love with the characters, storyline and writing of the series. Not only is it entertaining, it also teaches priceless life lessons that can be carried from elementary school all the way into adulthood. From The Sorcerer’s Stone to The Deathly Hallows, here are eight life lessons that law students can learn from the famous adventure.