In the most recent application window, I was fortunate enough to secure two vacation schemes for summer 2023.

Can freedom of expression be used as a defence to copyright offences?

How effective has the Bribery Act 2010 been?

Artificial intelligence is on the rise, but how much of a threat does it pose to junior lawyers?

The Queen has granted ILEX the Royal Charter - recognition of it being a body that works in the public interest, and that demonstrates pre-eminence, stability and permanence in its field.

Former competition lawyer Mia Forbes Pirie has been named UK Independent Mediator 2021 by Corporate International.

If your experience of studying for the LLB (law) degree was anything like mine, you would have heard a lot of talk about ‘training contracts’, ‘pupillage’ and not much else!

Magic circle firms Clifford Chance and Slaughter and May have said that they will not introduce legal apprenticeships to their recruitment and training models, while Freshfields may soon become the first magic circle firm to take on apprentices.

Are the number of insolvencies in the charity sector increasing and, if so, what is causing them and what can be done about it?

I plan on becoming a lawyer but I also have a family – will I have time to see my children?

The first barristers’ set to address elitist discrimination at the Bar by adopting contextual recruitment practices has been accused of “virtue signalling,” according to its head of chambers.

What’s subsidy control and why is it so important?

What are the liability risks for parent companies and investors when a subsidiary or portfolio company engages in cartel activity?

Daniel Millard, an associate in Cooley (UK) LLP’s cyber/data/privacy team, speaks about the important role work experience had on his career, his decision to pursue a career as a technology lawyer and how his team intersects with the rest of the firm in this Meet the Lawyer profile. 

Ahead of new Legal Services Board regulations that will require the publication of diversity data next year, Shearman and Sterling has released its diversity stats – the first US firm in London to do so.

A legal apprenticeship is a route to becoming a lawyer that combines a paid job at a law firm with studying for formal qualifications, paid for by the government and your employer. It is an alternative to the traditional route of going to university and training to be a lawyer afterwards.

Below are some commonly asked questions about legal apprenticeships.

Leading experts from several international law firms have given their verdict on MPs’ rejection of Prime Minister Theresa May’s deal to exit the European Union (EU), which leaves the UK on a default course to exit the EU without an agreement on 29 March.