LCN’s Matthew Broadbent has been to hundreds of law fairs in his time – here is his advice for getting the most out of engaging with law firms and law schools at these events. 

If you're in the first year of your law degree, and are not sure where to start with your career research, here are our five top tips of things you can do, from getting involved with your student law society to acing your exams.

There are plenty of resources about what employers should do to avoid any pitfalls with Christmas parties, but employees also play a big part in making sure that Christmas parties go well and are memorable for the right reasons. We all play a part in ensuring that we have an enjoyable Christmas party and can go to work with our collective consciences clear!

We know that all aspiring lawyers deserve a break, but there are things you can be doing over the summer to kickstart your career in law. Here are our five top tips.

As a first-year law student, attending your university law fair offers you an invaluable opportunity to get ahead of the careers gme before the intensity of your second year. Here are our five top tips for how to approach the law fair as a first-year law student.

Prominent barrister Michael Mansfield QC has argued against imposing a limit on the number of Bar Professional Training Course places.

Diversity, equal opportunity and the end of the ‘old boys network’ remain a long way off in the legal profession, a study by the Sutton Trust and PRIME showing that three quarters of judges and 71% of Queen’s Counsel (QC) barristers were privately educated has revealed. 

Responding to the latest coronavirus update, The University of Law has suspended face-to-face teaching and postponed assessments for a month, with thousands of law students affected. Learning and teaching will be moved online where possible.

Magic circle law firms Allen & Overy, Freshfields and Linklaters have announced their partner promotions for 2021, with some positive signs that the firms are working to rebalance their male-dominated partnerships.

Merry Christmas from the LawCareers.Net team! Here are five tips for what you can do over the Christmas period to improve your legal career. Plus some outtakes!

Many law firms, in-house legal departments and other organisations including the Government Legal Department have become the founding signatories of the Law Society’s Pro Bono Charter. 

As universities plan to hike tuition fees, some firms are to review the financial assistance on offer to their future trainees.

Linklaters, RPC and Taylor Wessing have revealed high trainee retention rates as we emerge from covid-19-induced lockdowns. 

Top law firms have announced their autumn retention rates, following the lead of Shearman & Sterling which revealed in June that it would keep on 11 of its 12 NQs.

Six leading law firms are set to attend the third annual OPEN event for disabled students who are interested in a career in commercial law.

International firms Herbert Smith Freehills and Hogan Lovells are moving to encourage more experienced women lawyers who are on extended career breaks to return to practice.

Kaim Todner, an eminent London criminal defence firm, is to close this month.

Six magic circle sets of chambers have collaborated to create a mentoring scheme for aspiring barristers from underrepresented groups, including women, people with ethnic minority backgrounds, people with disadvantaged socio-economic backgrounds, LGBTQ+ people and those with disabilities.

UK businesses, including law firms, are to be ranked on their openness to talent from all backgrounds in a joint initiative by the Social Mobility Foundation and Social Mobility Commission.