In September, many students start their new venture into university to study all kinds of different subjects. Preparation before starting a course can help you hit the ground running. I don't just mean buying stationary (although that can most definitely help motivation) but also preparing for the course itself.

The 12th annual LawCareers.Net Training & Recruitment Awards were held in London’s Gibson Hall, in the heart of the City, on Thursday 21 May.

I asked my followers on Twitter and Instagram if they had any questions about the BPTC and applying for pupillage. The next question is about how to stand out on pupillage applications, beyond academic merit.

Staff turnover is costing the legal sector £805 million per year, or nearly £40,000 per employee, according to new research commissioned by income protection specialists, Unum.

In a bid to tackle the spread of coronavirus, staff at magic circle firms Baker McKenzie and Allen & Overy have been told to work from home until at least the end of March.

Changes to the solicitors profession’s entry requirements could place less well-off candidates at a disadvantage and damage equality in the legal profession, the Law Society has warned.

To the dismay of law firm partners, recruiters, junior lawyers and careers advisers, the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) has announced its intention to withdraw its signature from the graduate recruitment code which promotes fair, non-exploitative recruitment practices.

Every two years the Solicitors Regulation Authority collects diversity information relating to education, age, gender, ethnicity and sexuality.

While the number of solicitors who went to state school is on the rise, those who went to fee-paying schools are continuing to dominate corporate work.

Organisations from across the legal sector, including the Solicitors Regulation Authority will once again be attending the Birmingham and London Pride festivals in a show of support for and celebration of the LGBT community.

The Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA), Bar Council and Law Society have submitted their responses to an inquiry into the impact of Brexit on the UK justice system led by MPs.

A Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) survey will be sent to all 10,200 SRA-regulated firms in England and Wales regarding their use of technology and innovation.

After missing the official start date of 6 October 2011, the SRA will be ready to begin accepting licensing applications for alternative business structures from 3 January 2012.

The Solicitors Regulation Authority has been urged to revaluate its conclusions of a review it made of the in-house sector, with the regulator being criticised for “understating” the severity and risks faced by general counsel.  

The Solicitors Regulation Authority remains confident that the Legal Services Education and Training Review will be ready to report by its original deadline of December 2012, despite earlier concerns that the review would overrun.

The Solicitors Regulation Authority is to visit at least 55 firms that it has identified as being at high risk of financial instability.

The Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) is set to reintroduce an annual application fee of up to £40 for non-practising solicitors who want to stay on the roll.

The Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) has announced that it will trial running the first part of the Solicitors Qualifying Exam (SQE) – SQE1 – in Welsh.  

The Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) is inviting students, solicitors and education providers to a series of consultation events on its proposed Solicitors Qualifying Examination (SQE). 

The SRA has backed a new training scheme which could slash the number of graduates recruited by City law firms.

A study of 3,000 firms by the Solicitors Regulation Authority has found that many law firms do not know how to make reasonable adjustments for disabled staff and solicitors are concealing their disabilities at work.