Aspiring criminal barristers and solicitors are now welcome to submit their applications for this year’s Legal Trainee Scheme with the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS). The 2018 scheme opened on 28 February, and those interested have until 21 March to complete their applications. The scheme offers up to 30 places throughout England and Wales to applicants wishing to pursue a career in criminal law, and will provide a one-year pupillage with the chance to become a permanent Crown Prosecutor upon successful qualification. Potential applicants need a minimum 2:2 at undergraduate level and should have completed either a Bar Professional Training Course or their Legal Practice Course in time to begin their placement in November 2018. Further details can be found on the CPS website.
15 March 2018
CPS scheme open for applications
MOVERS & SHAKERS
Gateley Legal—Jack Kelly
Gateley Legal expands Midlands residential development team
Gibson Dunn—Richard Surtees
Gibson Dunn adds employee benefits and executive compensation practice in London with partner Richard Surtees
Laytons ETL—Alec Cameron
Laytons ETL appoints new partner and head of intellectual property disputes
NEWS
A series of recent decisions has clarified important principles across property law, from perpetuities to lease renewals and public rights over land
Employers cannot rely on wellbeing services alone to defend workplace stress claims after a High Court decision awarding almost £1m to an overworked employee
Andy Burnham's brand of 'Manchesterism' could offer fresh thinking on legal aid and access to justice if it reaches Westminster, according to Roger Smith, NLJ columnist and former director of JUSTICE
The constitutional fallout from a change of prime minister, rather than the politics, is under scrutiny as questions arise over the limits of executive authority in a leadership transition
The legal profession is undergoing a fundamental shift from selling services to creating technology-enabled products, according to Professor Luke Mason, Head of School of Law at Regent's University London
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