Blogs/Articles

Nearly all employers (97%) hiring legal professionals in the past 12 months have experienced skills shortages, a leading recruiter has found.

Is remote working here to stay? Veronica Cowan explores the post-pandemic attitude to home working in the legal sector

‘What difference can lawyers make in tackling the climate emergency?’this is topic of the International Law Book Facility’s (ILBF's) law undergraduate essay competition.

Dellah Gilbert, head of real estate disputes at Maples Teesdale and the new chair of the Property Litigation Association, discusses her career highlights, inspirations, and the work to be done to open up the profession

Business leader Helen Pitcher has been appointed Chair of the Judicial Appointments Commission (JAC), the independent selection body for courts and tribunals judiciary.

Why don’t men speak up about their mental health? Elizabeth Rimmer discusses the barriers & explains what help is out there

Nicola Critchley, DWF partner and president of the Forum of Insurance Lawyers (FOIL), discusses the importance of access to justice and the need for more hours in the day.

Linklaters has launched a solicitor apprenticeship programme, offering an alternative route to qualification at the magic circle firm.

Bates Wells, Browne Jacobson and Freeths have become the latest law firms to join Project Rise, a scheme to widen access to the profession by offering part-time solicitor training.

The Law Society of England and Wales has welcomed the final report from the City of London’s Socio-Economic Diversity Taskforce which outlines its five-point pathway of tangible steps for organisations in the financial and professional services sector to achieve socio-economic diversity at senior leadership level.