On 19th February 2021, the Supreme Court handed down a judgment which will have enormous ramifications on large swathes of the gig economy. 

How do you know which type of law firm is the right fit for you? Where you train will influence your career path, as the key practice areas, size and clients of each firm vary. 

There are many different kinds of barristers' chambers. Where you train has a significant influence on your career, as the style, size and clientele of each chambers will vary. Consider the following broad categories to establish which type of set might best match your career goals and working style.

The College of Law will run its two-year LL.B course at its Manchester centre from September 2013.

What are the legal risks associated with the use of Twitter and how can businesses adapt to counter these risks?

Is it a trick or a treat? If you thought that the UK would be leaving the EU today, you have been mistaken once again, and instead the country faces another Brexit extension, another general election and another festive time of year likely to be ruined by the political chaos of 2019. Don’t be scared! Our collection of creepy commercial and bloody business news stories is sure to cheer you up this Hallows’ Eve.

Best in Law, sister publication to LawCareers.Net and The Training Contract & Pupillage Handbook, has just been published. Now in its 12th year, the magazine is published in conjunction with the LC.N Training & Recruitment Awards.

It’s a week in which the UK finally left the EU, fears about the deadly coronavirus spread across the globe and Donald Trump was acquitted in his impeachment trial.

Media organisations will be able to broadcast crown court judges’ sentencing remarks to the public for the first time under new draft legislation brought forward by the government.

The recommendations of the Legal Education and Training Review will quickly become irrelevant if they fail to address the rapid changes taking place in the legal services market, Professor Richard Susskind has warned.

Is TUPE still fit for purpose?

Now that I’m a week into being a graduate (I know, I can’t believe it either!), I feel that I've got a few bits of advice which fellow students could benefit from – from the art of picking a comfortable outfit, to the organisation skills required to get a robe.

Part of the Thomas Reuters Foundation, this is a community of lawyers and law firms forming a ‘go-to’ directory for beneficiary NGOs and social enterprise groups.

The Vernon Cade Fund is offering financial assistance to trainee solicitors in Cambridgeshire, in the form of a grant of somewhere between £500 and £2,000.

The Chancellor's surprise announcement in his Budget speech of new tax rules for trusts generated a furore in the specialist press and among private client lawyers. What's all the fuss about?

The many members of the legal profession who harbour doubts over Lord Chancellor Liz Truss have been joined by some of her cabinet colleagues following a series of blunders at the Ministry of Justice (MoJ), briefings to the press made clear last week. 

The justice secretary, Liz Truss, has confirmed that it is the government’s intention to go ahead with plans to implement a British Bill or Rights, although no timescale has been revealed.

What does the Trunki decision mean for EC regulations governing community registered designs?