Magic circle firm Allen & Overy is set to launch a solicitor apprenticeship scheme for school leavers, through which it hopes to attract a “socio-economically diverse pool of high-achieving pupils”.

Magic circle firm Allen & Overy plans to increase pay for its newly qualified (NQ) solicitors but the amount will still not reach pre-pandemic levels.

International firm Allen & Overy is set to house a special office for start-up ‘lawtech’ businesses. 

Studying a law degree opens a world of possibilities when it comes to choosing a career and certainly doesn’t limit you to a job in the legal profession. Use this guide to six alternative careers for law graduates to help kickstart your career research.

Studying a law degree opens a world of possibilities when it comes to choosing a career and certainly doesn’t limit you to a job in the legal profession. Use this guide to six alternative careers for law graduates to help kickstart your career research.

Studying a law degree opens a world of possibilities when it comes to choosing a career and certainly doesn’t limit you to a job in the legal profession. Use this guide to six alternative careers for law graduates to help kickstart your career research.

If the banks won't lend, who will?

I am constantly trying to improve my commercial awareness and decided that it was time to vlog about it! Join me as I share what the term means to me and the ways in which I stay commercially aware.

I’m in my 40s and thinking about retraining as a solicitor, but is there any point? I have heard that recruitment focuses on young graduates.

Do you start with the Legal Practice Course or the Solicitors Qualifying Exam? Do you go on to do a master’s degree? Do you start your legal career as a paralegal?

If you want a paralegal career that includes a side order of glamour, there are plenty of roles to fit that bill, including in film, fashion and professional football. Let’s look closer at a few of the exciting industries in which paralegals play an important role.

What can kind of personal development can you hope to achieve as you work towards becoming, and indeed while working as, a paralegal?

If you have recently graduated with a law degree – congratulations. If you are about to take your final exams – good luck. If you are reading this article, you’re probably wondering what to do once you have graduated. Have you considered becoming a paralegal? Here are some reasons why you should…

Paralegals can undertake almost all the same activities as a solicitor, with a few exceptions known as ‘reserved activities’. The best way to get started is to complete an Ofqual recognised paralegal qualification. There are quite a variety on offer and the key to choosing the right one for you is working out why you want to enrol in such a qualification.

This week there’s news on struggling clothing chain Superdry and Richard Branson’s ambitious space plans. For more commercial awareness, we’d recommend following this Twitter account which tweets the latest business news stories for aspiring lawyers. And of course make sure you’re signed up to LCN to receive our weekly newsletter direct to your inbox. Find out more below.

Home Secretary Amber Rudd is in contempt of court after ignoring the orders of successive judges not to deport an asylum seeker to Afghanistan, where he faced being killed by the Taliban.