Many law students have the unfortunate fate of exams after the holidays. It’s important to take a break, but it can be difficult to juggle relaxation with revision. Below are a few tips that work for me in terms of motivation and practical advice. 

Does size matter? Why UK law firms look to merge.

How do companies (and governments) make well-informed decisions about the future?

CLE refers to law students completing practical legal work while being overseen by university staff members, and it's an increasingly helpful method of both education and legal aid. 

Sometimes the law needs updating as it’s outdated and doesn’t reflect the society it represents; however, this of course takes time to do. Here are a few examples of how, until recently, women have been treated in prejudicial manners because of the law.

Why is competition law so integral to practising law in Brussels?

Irish firms Matheson and Arthur Cox have been named among Europe’s most innovative law firms in the Financial Times’ (FT) Innovative Lawyers 20 Years Report, which was launched on 24 June at the FT’s Innovative Lawyers Global Summit.

In financial terms, what are ‘unicorns’ and why do investors seek them out? 

Commercial law firm Hill Dickinson LLP has launched a returners’ initiative to improve diversity within the firm.

What should I do if I don't know the answer to a scenario-based question at a training contract interview?

The thought of returning to education five years ago was off the table, I was terrified of being considered a mature student at the age of 22.

It’s been a couple of weeks since we’ve published our last commercial news round-up and in that time it seems as if a lot has happened – from the escalation of the tensions between the US and Iran, to the worsening of the Australian wildfires which have so far destroyed over 32,000 square miles of land, killing millions of animals. 

‘Legal tech’ is a term thrown around an increasing amount.

Exams are over (woohoo) and there are a few weeks ahead of you to organise and do as you please. No prep to do, no consolidation to do and absolutely no dissertation writing to do (double woohoo).

I’m a non-law student qualifying via the Solicitors Qualifying Exam (SQE) – do I still need to do a law conversion course?

Mini-pupillages are a great way to boost your pupillage applications and to learn more about life at a specific chambers.

The Law Society has called the recent UK-EU summit a “welcome starting point” in rebuilding post-Brexit ties. 

Commercial law firm Kennedys is among 14 leading law firms that have signed up to the Mansfield Rule to push greater transparency around diversity and inclusion in the legal profession, following its UK launch this summer.  

World peace is one of the primary global concerns, and its attainment requires the combined effort of researchers, scholars and policymakers across the world.

What does the Bribery Act 2010 mean from a commercial perspective?