The first group legal aid trainees to have been sponsored through their training contracts by the Legal Education Foundation’s Justice First Fellowship have qualified as solicitors. 

At RPC, you can be you. In an environment that's real. #StrikinglyReal

Following on from fellow blogger Indiya Kainth’s piece on how working from home might be affecting the individual, I was inspired to write the following piece on how working from home might affect law firms. 

Why do landlords shifting into the commercial sector need to be aware of the provisions entitling tenants to security of tenure? 

The Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) has launched a campaign to give the public an opportunity to say what kinds of action should be taken against solicitors whose conduct breaks the rules on professional standards.

Law degrees are offered at Queen’s University Belfast and Ulster University in Northern Ireland. 

A domestic violence charity has set up its own alternative business structure in a drive to bridge the gap in legal services provision created by cuts to legal aid.

Medium-sized London commercial law firm Edwin Coe has teamed up with Mosaic, a support organisation for the career aspirations of young people from disadvantaged communities, to establish a legal ambassadors programme.

On Thursday 12 March 2020, the sixth annual LawCareers.Net Student Law Society Awards, sponsored by BARBRI, celebrated the hard work and dedication of student law societies at 116 Pall Mall in London.

What are the implications of recent changes to witness statements for solicitors, litigating parties and insurers?

Are you looking to qualify as a solicitor in Ireland? This Feature guides you through each step of the qualification process – from exams to in-office experience and final admission to the Roll of Solicitors.

What’s the EU AI Act? 

We go through exactly how candidates can prepare for and craft successful law firm applications.

Confused about the stages of becoming a lawyer? With the simple career timetable below, there's no need to be! Just hover over the map to reveal an outline of each stage in the process. 

How does competition law affect a business which doesn't make 'widgets'?

Queen Elizabeth II, the UK’s longest-serving monarch, passed away at Balmoral aged 96 on Thursday afternoon.

This week we saw Liz Truss appointed as the UK’s new prime in the midst of the UK entering a recession. The Solicitors Regulation Authority deals with the issue of rising sexual misconduct claims, and the Competition and Markets Authority investigates greenwashing by popular brands. With so much going on, here are some of our top picks for this week:

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