Why are so many high street retail chains in distress and will company voluntary arrangements (CVAs) and administration filings help them?

Apprenticeships in the legal sector have been gaining momentum over the past couple of years. The traditional route to being a lawyer has been challenged by, among other things, the apprenticeship levy, the rise of legal executives, increasing paralegal numbers, alternative business structures and most recently the Solicitors Qualifying Exam.

There’s no one type of person who makes it in law. Whether you’re a careful planner, a big-picture thinker or still figuring it all out, your path to qualification can reflect who you are and how you work best.

Here’s LawCareers.Net’s 26-step guide to the training contract application process, plus 10 mock interview questions to help you prepare.

How can a household-name business find one of its most famous trade marks being revoked?

Here’s LawCareers.Net’s 26-step guide to the training contract application process, plus 10 mock interview questions to help you prepare.

Here is LawCareers.Net’s 26-step guide to the training contract application process, plus 10 mock interview questions to help you prepare.

What’s the impact of the Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Act?

Will the government’s cut to the discount rate, which determines how much compensation insurers must pay to claimants who have suffered life-changing injuries, amount to a fairer system?

Relationships between the owners and occupiers of residential properties can be fraught with problems.

Are you looking to qualify as a solicitor in Ireland? This Feature guides you through each step of the qualification process – from exams to in-office experience and final admission to the Roll of Solicitors.

I think all the people in the firm should take part in D&I initiatives, regardless of their level and background.

Here’s LawCareers.Net’s 26-step guide to the training contract application process, plus 10 mock interview questions to help you prepare.

Where will PISCES fit in UK capital markets framework and what challenges does it seek to address?

The Paris Climate Accords, also known as the Paris Agreement, were signed in 2015 by 195 countries and all but three have since ratified it. The agreement's goal is to limit the rise in mean global temperature to "well-below" 2°C above pre-industrial levels, and preferably to 1.5°C in order to reduce the effects of climate change.

“You don’t look like a solicitor, you’ll never make it.” This is what former President of the Law Society I. Stephanie Boyce was told throughout her journey to becoming a solicitor. Boyce’s story encapsulates the outdated homogeneity concerning what a typical solicitor should ‘look and sound like’.

As anyone entering the legal profession is constantly reminded, it’s competitive to get a training contract. Applicants can be competing against hundreds, if not thousands, of other candidates for a small number of training contract vacancies. While some law firms will take on 50+ trainees a year, other firms employ only a handful.

As anyone entering the legal profession is constantly reminded, it’s competitive to get a training contract. Applicants can be competing against hundreds, if not thousands, of other candidates for a small number of training contract vacancies. While some law firms will take on 50+ trainees a year, other firms employ only a handful.

What is the UK government's policy on fracking and what are the key challenges facing the shale gas industry?

Why did Eamonn Holmes lose his recent court case with the tax inspector?