Whether you’re embarking on a career in law or just starting a law degree, a solid foundational understanding of legal research is vital. For law students and aspiring lawyers, understanding how to navigate complex legal documents such as case law, statutes and scholarly works is paramount.

Can trustees of UK pension schemes take into account ethical considerations when investing scheme assets, or must they only be concerned with financial factors?

What are the gender pay gap reporting requirements and what will they mean for employers?

Can lab-grown meat justifiably be given the same legal status as conventional meat and what regulatory implications would this have?

Private equity lawyers specialise in providing legal advice and assistance to private equity firms and their clients.

Covid was unquestionably a period of time that most of us would sooner forget. Throughout much of the crisis, we were forcibly cut off from our friends and family, our daily routines, and even from stepping out into the outside world.

This week's commercial news round-up brings you top stories from government scandal to legislative change; make sure you’re applying the wrestle with PESTLE technique to each of these stories.

Trained on vast datasets, Generative Artificial Intelligence models can produce impressively sophisticated outputs - some of which are perhaps indistinguishable from human-created works. However, these new tools raise significant legal quandaries, particularly for copyright law.

Kassia Lewis-DeBoos discusses her role as a global finance associate at leading law firm Paul Hastings, as well as her journey into the profession and the opportunities she’s had so far. Read this Meet the Lawyer profile to find out more!

The introduction of the Solicitors Qualifying Exam (SQE) in September 2021 raises questions about what students need to be doing to maximise their employability under the new, more flexible system. Is it enough to pass SQE1 and 2 or do candidates need something extra? What are the essential employability skills that employers want and have these changed following the pandemic, as well as SQE? LawCareers.Net spoke to The University of Law’s John Watkins about how students can make themselves employable alongside preparing for the SQE.

How will the SQE impact how solicitors are trained and developed?

Intellectual property (IP) is an umbrella term for a variety of different rights which protect intellectual creations, such as inventions, brands, designs, and literary and artistic works.

In the new era of crowdfunding finance, what level of protection does a consumer have?

What is the Bribery Act 2010 and what impact will it have?

This week’s commercial news round-up has stories spanning across technology politics and the economy to keep you in the loop and help build your commercial awareness.

What are the implications of cyber-attacks for businesses and what can they do to prepare?

The relevance of the technology used within law firms is heightened by the current era of rapid digital transformation and the effects of covid-19.

It’s a little-known fact that approximately half of solicitors in the UK come from non-law backgrounds. If you're a non-law student considering a career as a solicitor, your unique skills and insights aren’t just welcomed – they're highly valued because the legal profession appreciates diverse experiences and perspectives.

I am training within the social and education services team. My first seat is in education law, before I move onto adult social care and child matters in my later seats.

This week, like many in the UK, has been a hub for commercial news. We’re taking a look at The Sun’s handling of the BBC presenter story, the junior doctor strike, the coronation’s impact on the economy, Meta’s latest brainchild Threads and ever-increasing mortgage rates. 

If you've just started applying, or have already finished all of your submissions, well done! You've completed, in my opinion, the hardest part. The next step is converting those applications into placement offers. In this post, I'll describe how you can succeed in the next stage of psychometric testing, and some advice for post-application worries.