Law societies, law firm representatives and the LawCareers.Net team gathered last night on Thursday 17 March 2022 to celebrate the eighth annual LawCareers.Net Student Law Society Awards.

Bristol firms Watkins Solicitors and Brain Sinnot & Co have announced that they will merge as "a direct result" of the legal aid cuts which are continuing to hurt firms across the country.

Nominations are now open for the LawWorks and Attorney General’s Student Pro Bono Awards, which celebrate the significant contribution of law students and law schools to vital pro bono legal advice.

Events such as the World Cup can be a brand owner's dream, but how can they be prevented from becoming a nightmare?

Should more be done to regulate buy now, pay later services?

BPP University Law School and Aspiring Solicitors have begun working together to provide new scholarships for Aspiring Solicitors members looking to practise in the public, pro bono, voluntary or charities sectors. 

Bridging the Bar (BTB) – a charity “committed to the promotion of equal opportunities and diversity at the Bar of England and Wales” – was launched in August this year.

Oxford Brookes University has joined forces with corporate technology-focused law firm Moorcrofts to create an app that can read contracts to identify the sections that require human attention.

Law firms signed for more than 380,000 square feet of office space in the third quarter, which is 52% higher than a year ago, according to property consultancy Knight Frank. This recent increase in demand is largely down to US firms’ expansions.

David O'Donovan talks about the importance of work experience for training contract applications, his work in the renewable energy sector at Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe (UK) LLP and more in this Meet the Lawyer profile.  

Graduate Recruitment and Development Manager Mel Brooking of Nabarro LLP offers useful insight into how to impress on what is essentially a three-week interview.

Jan, partner in energy, natural resources and energy, was always interested in how the law intersected with the tangible realities of life.

What’s going on in the commercial news this week? Hackers have targeted Gucci, Balenciaga and Alexander McQueen, and Meta has announced a new range of AI products. Meanwhile, US companies have pledged to invest in UK AI as part of a “tech prosperity deal” and food prices continue to inflate. 

There are lots of different careers in the legal profession. On qualifying, many lawyers tend to specialise in one area of law which could be anything from intellectual property to Islamic finance to family law. This Feature explores the process of choosing a practice area to specialise in and offers advice on the factors to consider.

The legal profession is facing a new challenge as leading barristers defy Bar rules by pledging not to prosecute peaceful climate protesters or represent companies involved in fossil fuel projects.  

There has been much in the press recently about the rise of China as an economy. What does this mean for commercial law firms and their clients?

From later this month, City Law School's LPC and BPTC students can get involved with a new clinic run in partnership with human rights organisation Liberty.