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Leading law firm Paul Hastings LLP has partnered with diversity platform Aspiring Solicitors to host its first London office mentoring scheme for university students from diverse backgrounds, following conversations about racial inequality in the legal profession.
The University of Law and Linklaters have confirmed that they have renewed a five-year partnership with The University of Law as the exclusive training provider for Linklaters.
The nominees for the seventh annual Student Law Society Awards have been revealed, after LawCareers.Net received 37 submissions from presidents and committees and nearly 2,000 submissions from society members across the UK.
While you may be breathing a sigh of relief that the biggest vacation scheme deadline of the year has now passed, there is no time to rest on your laurels when it comes to improving your commercial awareness – if you get invited to interview, you need to have a few aces up your sleeve. The best place to start is by keeping an eye on the big business stories of the day – a task that we are only too happy to help with.
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Managing partner of Brabners LLP, Nik White, discusses the importance of work experience, the qualification process at Brabners and the firm’s work on the ‘Wagatha Christie’ case.
Private wealth law firm Boodle Hatfield LLP has reported expected revenue of £49.5 million for the 2025/26 financial year, marking its second consecutive year of double-digit growth.
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Top tier law firms TLT LLP and DWF Group Plc have been recognised by gender equality experts for the work they’ve been doing to remove gender inequalities in the workplace.
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