From September 2012, all of Farrer & Co's future trainees will receive their training at Kaplan Law School.

We are encouraging everyone interested in the future of legal advice in the United Kingdom to take part in the Big Advice Survey, which runs until 31 March 2015.

The Junior Lawyers Division has launched its annual essay competition.

The partnerships of Charles Russell and Speechly Bircham have voted to merge their two firms.

Top UK firm Bond Dickinson is set to merge with Washington DC-based Womble Carlyle. 

The Junior Lawyers Division is running an essay competition for its student and trainee members, with the question "What impact should the Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Bill have on the Legal Education and Training Review?".

The 29th episode of the LawCareers.Net Podcast delves into the interesting and developing world of environmental law, featuring environmental lawyer Caroline Bush from Osborne Clarke LLP.

Top City firm CMS has launched a website dedicated solely to informing readers about the debate on EU membership and the implications of ‘Brexit’ - the United Kingdom’s potential exit from the European Union.

The 10th episode of The LawCareers.Net Podcast was released this week and advises aspiring lawyers on the importance of networking, as well as offering tips on how to approach networking opportunities.

Lawrence Graham’s merger with Wragge & Co was completed today, with the combined firms now being known as Wragge Lawrence Graham & Co.

We were given real work in a structured way, with clear expectations and directions to resources. I was taken aback by the level of involvement and commitment of partners in the process, who took hours out of their day to get to know us at social events and training sessions. This reassured us that the business was taking us seriously and our time was being well spent in choosing this vacation scheme.

The 17^th annual Student Volunteering Week is this week (19-25 February). 

Argent Chambers has merged with Goldsmith Chambers as of yesterday (6 May).

A transnational alliance network which seeks to bring lawyers and judges wishing to carry pro bono work together with rule of law and access to justice projects.

Staffordshire-based law firm Knights has revealed that it is seeing an “encouraging recovery” after covid-19’s impact on the industry.

The Junior Lawyers Division (JLD) has announced that its 12^th annual conference and ball will take place on Saturday 6 April at the Law Society in London.

Cambridge University has topped the Guardian's league table of law faculties in the United Kingdom, with a perfect score - 100 out of 100.

CMS Cameron McKenna, Nabarro and Olswang are in talks to push through a three-way merger that would create a global firm with revenues of almost £1 billion, it has been reported. 

The number of people applying to study law at university is rising at a higher rate than university applications across all subjects, figures released by UCAS have shown.

Those aspiring to the dizzy heights of the magic circle should note that Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer has increased the number of London trainees it will take on in 2013 from 90 to 100.