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Leading legal education experts demystify the new training regime

Jun 10 2021 2:51pm

Lawyers of the future could be required to take productivity-boosting drugs, Law Society predicts

Legal workforce could drop by almost 50% in 'disruptive' vision of 2050 profession

Jun 9 2021 11:25am

Fifth of London trainees paid less than Law Society’s recommended minimum wage

Chancery Lane boosts recommended pay by 1.1%

Feb 22 2021 10:43am

City law firms and chambers come together for #10000BlackInterns initiative

National campaign gets underway next year with aim to provide paid internships for black graduates

Feb 10 2021 10:58am

Junior lawyer warns law firms against ‘misusing’ apprenticeship levy

JLD committee member James Kitching's comments come at the start of National Apprenticeship Week

Feb 8 2021 11:52am

Law Society to probe historical slave trade links

Research proposed by Society's BAME network

Jan 11 2021 11:34am

Law Society: Reserve vac scheme and TC spots for disabled aspiring lawyers

City law firms also encouraged to run more part-time training contracts

Nov 10 2020 11:20am

Law Society award named in honour of Salford Uni law student killed in drive-by shooting

Hogan Lovells' Sengova Kailondo scoops junior solicitor of the year gong in memory of Aya Hachem

Oct 19 2020 1:54pm

Junior barrister hits back at Boris Johnson’s ‘hamstrung’ justice comment in viral Twitter thread

PM waded into government's 'lefty lawyers' saga yesterday

Oct 7 2020 10:56am

Petition launched to add law student killed in drive-by shooting to solicitors roll

Barrister Sahar Farooqi urges legal community to honour Aya Hachem's passing -- but regulator says its hands are tied

May 27 2020 8:55am

Law Society fire: I was one of the diners told to evacuate

Around 150 firefighters battled blaze over weekend at historic building on Chancery Lane

Feb 3 2020 12:01pm

Training contract numbers hit highest level since 2008 financial crash

As number of students enrolling onto law degrees swells to over 24,500

Oct 7 2019 12:54pm

Tech’s impact on access to justice blighted by ‘widespread confusion’, says Law Society

Technology has a role but it’s not the ‘silver bullet’

Sep 18 2019 8:48am

No deal Brexit disastrous for aspiring lawyers, Law Society warns

Disruptive departure could damage UK's ability to attract and retain world's top legal talent

Aug 1 2019 11:50am

Pride 2019: Lawyers take to London’s streets to celebrate LGBT+ rights

Pride Jubilee marked half-century since Stonewall uprising

Jul 8 2019 12:47pm

Criminal defence solicitors face extinction, warns Law Society

Lack of young lawyers entering the field has left justice system facing a 'cliff edge scenario'

Apr 17 2018 11:47am