Clifford Chance has launched a training contract for UK law graduates in Poland with candidates due to start on the training programme in 2023. 

Foot Anstey has confirmed that it will launch an in-house school leaver academy from September 2014.

Gateley Legal’s training and graduate partner Matt Leech outlines his work in restructuring and explains his role in building Gateley’s Leeds office from the ground up.

Charles Russell and Speechly Bircham merged on 1 November, with the new firm now called Charles Russell Speechlys.

Nabarro has released its spring retention results and announced that all eight trainees will continue at the firm as newly-qualified solicitors.

National law firm Devonshires has retained 100% of its six newly-qualified (NQ) lawyers for the second year in a row.

International law firm has launched a new paralegal apprenticeship scheme, with the University of Law set to deliver the study side of the programme. 

Gowling WLG (UK) LLP is looking at opening an office in Leeds.

Eversheds has confirmed that it will be launching a new scheme – Eversheds Aspire – for 16 post A-level apprentices to join the firm in October.

Coming from an international background, I've always thought an international law firm would be the perfect fit - mimicking the culturally diverse contexts in which I grew up. However, when answering the question "Why would you like to work at an international firm?" on an application form, I found it hard to articulate my exact reasons without sounding too generic.

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In September 2024, the House of Commons held its first reading of the Renters' Rights Bill 2024, which aimed to reform the build to rent and private rented sectors. The Bill passed its second reading in October and is due to become law in summer 2025.

International law firm Jones Day has revealed that it is retaining 100% of its qualifying trainees for a second year running.

Winckworth Sherwood has been named the leading law firm in the United Kingdom for workplace gender and ethnic diversity by the Black Solicitors Network.

There are many different kinds of career in the legal profession. On qualifying, many lawyers tend to specialise in one area of law which could be anything from intellectual property, to Islamic finance to family law. This article explores the process of choosing a practice area to specialise in and offers advice on the factors to consider.

Multinational law firm Eversheds Sutherland has defied covid-19 worries as it revealed its 86% trainee retention rate for 2020.

Speechly Bircham and Charles Russell have confirmed that they are in preliminary merger talks.

The Law Society has voted in favour of putting forward to the Legal Services Board the SRA’s application to become a designated Alternative Business Structures licensing authority.

The majority of Manchester-based firm Pannone's business has been acquired by Australian firm Slater & Gordon for a total of £33 million, it has been announced.

On 1 May the largest ever merger in the UK legal services market went live, with CMS UK, Nabarro and Olswang joining together to create a new super-firm