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Boosting magistrates' employment

A magistrates’ employment recognition scheme has been launched by Luke Rigg, lead diversity and community relations magistrate for England and Wales, with the support of the Lord Lieutenants and local Benches.

10 May 2023

Time to pick up the pace on social mobility?

Pauline Campbell questions the rate of progress on diversity & access across the legal profession

05 May 2023 / Pauline Campbell

NLJ CAREER PROFILE: Joy Kingsley, JMW Solicitors

Legal legend Joy Kingsley, having recently announced her retirement after 12 years with JMW Solicitors, looks back on where it all began and shares her hopes for a post-retirement island escape

27 April 2023

NLJ CAREER PROFILE: Adam Woodhall, Lawyers for Net Zero

Adam Woodhall, founder of Lawyers for Net Zero and winner of the LexisNexis Legal Personality of the Year 2023 award, explores his motivations and highlights the opportunities for the legal sector to help drive the climate transition

14 April 2023

Paralegals: different paths to the law

A diverse range of opportunities (and a convenient gap in the legal market) awaits those choosing a career as a paralegal, writes Amanda Hamilton

07 April 2023 / Amanda Hamilton

Junior lawyers: Time to look further afield?

It’s not all about the City: from varied workloads to a much-improved work-life balance, Kate Stockdale extols the benefits of rural firms for junior lawyers

07 April 2023 / Kate Stockdale

The importance of working with others

Liking, listening, learning the law: Dr Emma Jones sets out the benefits of LawCare’s latest course on working with others

07 April 2023 / Dr Emma Jones

Students to go head-to-head in mock trial competition final

This weekend, the Royal Courts of Justice will host the final of the National Bar Mock Trial Competition 2023, with hundreds of students from 22 schools across the UK due to compete.

24 March 2023