In a week where nobody really knows what’s going on, calm your bemused Brexit brain by taking a look at our summary of some relevant commercial news stories from this week.

How can borrowers in finance transactions best protect themselves?

A recent Financial Services Authority (FSA) study on market cleanliness estimated that one in four takeovers in 2005 was preceded by suspicious trading activity, so just how clean are London's financial markets? And what are the FSA's powers to investigate and prosecute insider dealing in the City?

If you have completed the GDL, the chances are that you will stay on at the same provider to do the LPC. 

It’s a week until the general election and the party leaders are rallying their troops for the final battle. Could we see a new prime minister in Number 10 by the end of next week?

For those who are thinking of applying to first-year schemes or mentoring schemes, you’ll be thinking about which firms you should apply to.

City law firm Vinson & Elkins RLLP has announced the implementation of a new policy requiring its employees to work from the office for at least four days each week. 

LawCareers.Net is delighted to announce the launch of the 2024 Student Law Society Awards. 

LawCareers.Net’s Student Law Society Awards celebrate the hard work of student-led societies across the country.

BPP Law School has won recognition at the LawWorks Pro Bono Awards for its Leeds-based commercial clinic, run in partnership with Eversheds.

The solicitors’ profession is slowly becoming more diverse, while the number of students starting law degrees continues to rise, according to the Law Society’s latest annual statistics report.

Expert recruiter – and animal lover – Lucie Rees is understandably proud to have supported so many candidates through their journeys from being wide-eyed students to confident, qualified solicitors and partners. Read her advice for the current generation of aspiring lawyers and gain an insight into the application process – as well as working life – at Watson Farley & Williams.

The Bar Standards Board (BSB) let down disabled candidates in the way that it conducted Summer 2020’s Bar course exams, in which breaks were prohibited and technical problems saw a quarter of candidates unable to complete their exams, an independent review has found.

In this video, we run through the key skills that all law firms are looking for in candidates, and how to demonstrate them on your application form.

What are the implications of Hurricane Katrina for the insurance industry?

As part of the Sound Off For Justice campaign, three London black cabs have been transformed into mobile ‘sound-off’ booths in which residents of the capital can speak out against the government's plans to cut legal aid.