Twelve international City law firms have signed up to help develop a new ‘one-stop shop’ providing artificial intelligence (AI) software to lawyers.

City firms have revealed plans to reduce office space, as lawyers forecast remote working to become the new norm.

I want to join a City firm, but the various categories have confused me. What are the different types of City firm?

First-year law students at City University London will learn about the reality of working in the legal profession through the introduction of a compulsory graduate market and employability module.

Clifford Chance has raised its newly qualified (NQ) lawyer salaries to £107,500 – a 7% increase from £100,000 – as the NQ lawyer pay war continues. 

Clifford Chance has secured the top spot in Stonewall’s annual top 100 employers list, which celebrates exceptional employers that champion LGBTQ+ equality across the UK.  

Environmental law and legislation are powerful tools that can positively impact the effects of climate change. The law can be used to hold governments, businesses, and individuals to account for the damage they've caused that contributes to climate change.

The College of Law, in collaboration with the City Solicitors’ Educational Trust, hosted a forum to investigate the best ways of promoting social mobility in the legal sector on 28 September.

The College of Law is in talks with the Singapore Institute of Legal Education to open a campus in Singapore later this year, in a move that will see the CoL become the first British law school to establish a campus in Asia.

The sharp rise of the Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) sector has created a demand from investors and scrutiny from regulators, especially in the environmental sector. The abbreviation ESG has become ubiquitous recently, therefore it is paramount for aspiring lawyers to follow the rise of the ESG sector.

A number of City law firms have collaborated to create a legal operations graduate scheme, which includes a four-week course and workshops. 

This is a hub for all the information you need about changes to legal recruitment and education in response to coronavirus. Check this page regularly for updates on work placement schemes, exam timings, course start dates and more.

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You can be forgiven if you think that YouTube is nothing but a giant ocean of cat videos and other such trivial digital media. It’s a communications channel not to be taken lightly. The platform has been utilised by trainee solicitors to provide nuggets of commercial awareness, insight into training contract applications and ins and outs of the job

Over 60 law firms have this year’s Guardian UK 300, which lists the best UK employers for people seeking their first graduate jobs. 

DWF has been named one of The Times Top 50 Employers For Women for the second consecutive year.

A number of law firms feature in work experience information provider RateMyPlacement’s recently revealed top 100 undergraduate employers for 2017. 

Strong women have shaped the legal industry into what it is today, with women now accounting for 62% of solicitors and 53% of all lawyers in the UK. In 2022, it was reported that women are becoming solicitors at three times the rate of men. Despite this, a seniority gap remains.

International Women’s Day is a global celebration of the achievements of women. This year’s theme is “Gender equality today for a sustainable tomorrow”.