LawWorks has announced that nominations for the LawWorks & Attorney General Student Awards 2012 have just opened.

The president of the Law Society, Lucy Scott-Moncrieff, has given evidence to the Justice Select Committee of MPs setting out the disastrous consequences that would result from the government’s plans to further cut legal aid.

Magic circle law firm Allen & Overy’s targets to reduce its absolute annual global carbon emissions by 50% by 2030 have been approved by the Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi).

International law firm Charles Russell Speechlys is collaborating with The University of Law to provide a new £5,000 scholarship for one GDL, LPC or master’s student commencing their studies at The University of Law in September. 

The government’s £1 billion courts modernisation project will be probed again by MPs, it was announced yesterday.

The Law Society has concluded, via results from its recent member survey, that the vast majority of pro bono work is done by solicitors in private practice and by senior practitioners who have "more autonomy to undertake unpaid work".

People in need of legal services are now able to find regulated paralegals on the Professional Paralegal Register, which was launched on 6 July.

In a significant development in the world of legal aid, Justice Minister Ken Clarke announced last week that he has postponed major reforms to the legal aid system that were due to be implemented in October 2012.

Paralegal work’s reputation for being a dead end to career advancement may soon be put to bed, as plans to implement formal qualifications and training opportunities for an advanced paralegal apprenticeship accelerate.

The Law Society has been criticised for a lack of “ethical leadership” on lawyers’ use of non-disclosure agreements (NDA) by leading legal academic and policy adviser Richard Moorhead, who has called for greater regulation of the controversial practice because the legal profession is not willing to change on its own.

The Government Legal Service, which is offering opportunities to trainee solicitors and pupil barristers, has been promoted by Attorney General Dominic Grieve to university career advisers.

The College of Law (CoL) has been appointed as the preferred provider of the Professional Skills Course (PSC) for Accutrainee, the legal training organisation.

A survey conducted by G2 Legal has found that 28% of lawyers are ‘likely’ or ‘very likely’ to change their jobs in 2023.  

This is the first in a weekly series of news digests, collecting together some of the key business stories that you should keep an eye on for two important reasons.

The College of Law's Future Lawyers Network is running a series of podcasts, entitled Brief Chats, featuring "top legal professionals" and offering tips and advice on how to get ahead in the world of law.

The Court of Appeal has ruled that a former College of Law student must pay the educator's £10,500 costs incurred in defending a disability discrimination claim.

Weil, Gotshal & Manges (London) LLP has introduced a four-day in-office work policy, meaning lawyers in the firm’s London office are expected to come into the office at least four days a week. 

On 3 November The University of Law revealed its new articled apprenticeship scheme, which will allow school leavers to become fully qualified solicitors after six years of on-the-job training.

The new legal training organisation Accutrainee expects to see its first cohort of aspiring lawyers embark on their training contracts in the next few months.

With CityLawLIVE happening tomorrow, and the LC.N team scurrying around trying to connect would-be City lawyers with actual City lawyers, we’re rounding up our commercial news a day early this week.