It’s A-level results day and the good news is that whatever your results, there is a whole range of options open to you beyond the traditional university route if you are considering a career in law.

Hundreds of academics from around the world are due to attend The University of Law’s ninth Annual Learning and Teaching Conference and its first International Symposium 2022. 

BPP University Law School’s first ever Advocate of the Year contest has been won by a law student from the University of Bristol. 

In a competition run by Aston University and the Next 100 Years project, three students from the university won prizes of £2,500 and £1,250.

Sheffield Hallam University has become the first university to set up a fully functioning law firm so that its students can gain work experience during their studies. SHU Law is a not-for-profit alternative business structure that was licensed by the Solicitors Regulation Authority in January.

Law fairs are an important stage of the recruitment process, offering you the chance to meet recruiters, trainee solicitors and partners from the law firms you could be joining in the future. Find out more about the opportunities available in our guide to law fairs.

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’s an alternative to the traditional route of going to university and training to be a lawyer afterwards.

Find out which institutions offer Solicitors Qualifying Exam (SQE) preparation courses by using our Courses search.

A history undergraduate has secured first place in BPP University Law School’s Advocate of the Year 2019 competition and a £6,000 scholarship toward his BPTC.

John Latham has joined The University of Law as its provost and CEO, following previous roles at Laureate Education Inc and Russell Group universities.

Law conversion courses offered by legal education providers are designed to get non-law graduates up to speed on the legal profession.

Ayman Shehata is proof that not all successful careers as a solicitor are linear. He explains how he secured his training contract after university, the exciting work he does in corporate law and what makes Charles Russell Speechlys LLP stand out.  

The Solicitors Qualifying Exam (SQE) was introduced in September 2021. Here's everything we know about the new exams, from the syllabus to the format of the exams themselves, to the cost for candidates, to what law firms, universities and law schools are doing.

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. 

Aspiring lawyers from less advantaged socio-economic backgrounds will be supported by magic circle law firm Linklaters and Wadham College, University of Oxford as part of a newly launched social mobility programme.

The University of Law has announced the addition of a law and business programme to its Legal Practice Course offering. 

Law fairs are an important stage of the recruitment process that offer you the chance to meet recruiters, trainee solicitors and partners from the law firms you could be joining in the future. Find out more about the opportunities available in our guide to law fairs.

Welcome to LawCareers.Net’s SQE hub, sponsored by The University of Law.

The University of Law has appointed Tony King, currently director of the Clifford Chance academy, as a specialist adviser and visiting professor.