Crown Advocate Aimee Emby explains the many unique opportunities that come with a career at the Crown Prosecution Service, which offers a flexible range of career paths to those who join its trainee scheme.

Luci Jones explains the exciting opportunities on the Crown Prosecution Service’s legal trainee scheme and the varied progression routes available to public prosecutors.

The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) has appointed Nottingham Law School (NLS) to deliver CPS solicitor apprenticeships across the North of England.

Should the use of letters of intent in the construction industry be a cause for concern?

How does the new cookies law affect online businesses?

From American sub-prime to private equity houses: how has the 'credit crunch' affected the private equity market?

What must a public authority do to comply with the new Freedom of Information Act code of practice?

Will regulatory involvement lead to viability of cryptocurrency in the financial sector?

What cryptoasset-related risks are insurable against losses?

With England’s lockdown restrictions set to be eased as planned on 12 April next week, and with some of us experiencing typical Spring days followed by snow, it’s safe to say it’s been another whirlwind of a week. Here’s your weekly reminder to set some time aside to develop your commercial awareness so you’re ready to ace future applications and interviews.

The legal education and training review's latest discussion paper claims that the current system of education and training must change if it is to provide lawyers with the necessary skills to practise in the future legal services market.

Over the past few months, two large energy companies have gone bust: Avro Energy and Green. Most people however, are unaware of this.

According to recent reports in The Lawyer, City firm Norton Rose saved millions of pounds and around 100 jobs last financial year thanks to a flexible-working programme and the outsourcing of 60 members of support staff.

The adventures of Cuthbert the Caterpillar and the backlash following the European Super League announcement are just two of the big commercial news stories this week. But how can you analyse these stories with a commercial mindset? Remember, there are various techniques (eg, PESTLE), which will help you on your way – read the summaries of this week’s news story picks below.

The government’s cuts to legal aid have left some areas of the country with no legal aid provision whatsoever, with the unavailability affecting a million people, new research shows.