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CLC launches trainee recruitment drive

The Council for Licensed Conveyancers (CLC) has launched a campaign, ‘Project 2,000 lawyers’, for an extra 2,000 trainee licensed conveyancers by 2030

04 November 2026

Magistrate numbers rise as recruitment drive gathers pace

Nearly 1,500 magistrates have been appointed in the first six months of 2026, almost double the number recruited in the same period in the previous year

28 October 2026

Europe leading on AI in-house

Corporate counsel in Europe are leading their global counterparts in pushing junior lawyers into higher-value, strategic roles while artificial intelligence (AI) deals with the humdrum, research shows

21 October 2026

NLJ Career Profile: Hugo Plowman, Mishcon de Reya

From global fraud cases to fishing off-grid, Mishcon de Reya’s chair of dispute resolution Hugo Plowman discusses mentors, management switching off

15 October 2026

Justice viewed from the Bar

From ‘rats in the robing room’ to ‘overworked’ judges and a shortage of court staff, barristers have aired their concerns about the state of the justice system

07 October 2026

NLJ Career Profile: Nick McDonnell, Kain Knight

Nick McDonnell of Kain Knight reflects on an unexpected legal career, his drive to support vulnerable clients and the surprising pleasures of watching nothing happen

05 October 2026

Magistrates recruitment drive launched

The Ministry of Justice is running a 4m national television and social media channel campaign to recruit thousands more magistrates

30 September 2026

Law Society RFC Festival of Sport 2026 ‘Wrap-Up’

More than 100 teams from the legal and financial services sectors competed in five sports at the 51st Law Society RFC Festival of Sport earlier this month

25 September 2026

Solicitors exam to be shortened

The Solicitors Qualifying Examination (SQE), Part 1 is to contain fewer questions from January, after candidates complained of feeling ‘rushed’ and ‘pressurised’

16 September 2026

LawCare course offers legal workplace wellbeing support

LawCare, the charity for legal professionals, has launched a free online course for managers, partners, wellbeing leads, learning and development and human resources professionals

09 September 2026

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