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An increasing number of law firms are running events that target first-year law students, with a view to attracting them to their firm at the earliest possible stage. For full details on which firms are running first-year law specific open days and vacation schemes, see the table below:

Barristers' practice areas

Each practice area has its own demands relating to knowledge, temperament, working practices and remuneration. In this section we profile individual barristers who specialise in one of a vast array of practice areas, so you can appreciate what direction your career might take if you were to follow a similar path.

Interested in becoming a solicitor? Head to the Solicitor Practice Area Profiles!

Key transferable skills

There are four main types of university degree – arts, sciences, languages and business – and each trains students in a set of skills which are highly transferable to law.

Pro bono Initiatives

Pro bono work is both an important way of providing vital services to people in real need and an excellent way to gain legal experience. Below is a list of pro bono and volunteering opportunities, but it is by no means definitive – if you’re aware of a scheme that isn’t listed, please email us at [email protected].

Solicitors' practice areas

Each practice area has its own demands relating to knowledge, temperament, working practices and remuneration. In this section we profile individual solicitors who specialise in one of a vast array of practice areas, so you can appreciate what direction your career might take if you were to follow a similar path.

Alongside every solicitor’s profile, find the latest news and hot topics from that practice area powered by Lexology, the comprehensive source of legal updates read by lawyers globally.

Interested in becoming a barrister? Head to the Barrister Practice Area Profiles!

Opportunities at law firms

An increasing number of law firms are running events that target non-law students, with a view to attracting them to their firm at the earliest possible stage. For full details on which firms are running non-law specific open days and vacation schemes, see the table below:

Diversity Access Schemes

There is a growing movement in the legal profession to create a more diverse workforce, with ever more diversity initiatives and access schemes springing up. Below is a list of several schemes, but it is by no means definitive – if you’re aware of a scheme that isn’t listed, please email us at [email protected].

Find out more about diversity via LCN’s Diversity hub, sponsored by Gowling WLG (UK) LLP.

"Articled Apprenticeship" scheme now on offer at three North-West law firms

Posted on 22 June 2015

Hillyer McKeown, along with two other law firms, is offering a legal apprenticeship scheme to those who are seeking an alternative route to qualification as a solicitor without going to university.

"Attack dog" Chris Grayling is appointed justice minister

Posted on 20 September 2012

Conservative MP Chris Grayling has replaced Ken Clarke as the country's justice secretary, following a reshuffle by Prime Minister David Cameron on 4 September.

"No bar to the Bar," says new website

Posted on 22 February 2011

The Bar Council has launched a new website Become-a-barrister.com which aims to promote social mobility in the profession and dispel the myth that the career is only open to those from privileged backgrounds.

"Radical" suggestions in LETR discussion paper

Posted on 16 March 2012

The Legal Education and Training Review, launched in February 2011, has issued its first discussion paper.

"Recession over," says Law Gazette survey

Posted on 01 April 2011

A recent survey of partners and senior decision-makers at legal practices nationwide has concluded that the recession has run its course for the majority of firms.

"They're made out of meat?" The legalities of lab-grown food

Posted on 31 March 2020

Can lab-grown meat justifiably be given the same legal status as conventional meat and what regulatory implications would this have?

John MacKenzie - The "no treating" orders of WWI: control in crises

Posted on 02 July 2024

Picture a bustling London pub in 1915. What you might not consider is that buying your friend a drink could land you in trouble with a constable. During World War one (WWI), the British government introduced the Defence of the Realm Act 1914 (DORA). This emergency legislation and its various amendments created a series of regulations, providing broad powers to bolster Britain’s national security.

#10000BlackInterns

Posted on 27 March 2023

#Justice

Posted on 19 February 2013

How can litigators and courts use social media to uphold the law?

#SupportingSolicitors campaign launched to end mental health stigma

Posted on 15 May 2019

A joint campaign launched by The Law Society, the Solicitors Regulation Authority, LawCare and other solicitor charities aims to promote the help available to solicitors dealing with personal challenges.

#UnfairDismissal: employees and social media

Posted on 07 July 2015

Should an employee get sacked for sending offensive tweets?

Harriet Iles - 'Legal operations' for aspiring solicitors

Posted on 13 November 2020

The law firm today is where legal, technological and business expertise intersects. As modernisation in business and technology has seen a pivot towards data-driven efficiency, a similar shift within the legal sphere looms. The tradition of ‘gut instinct’ decision-making within law means that the emergence of a results-based approach has dramatically transformative potential.

'Solicitors from Hell' is no more

Posted on 23 November 2011

After a long and acrimonious battle, both in and out of court, the High Court has ordered the publisher of the 'Solicitors from Hell' website, Rick Kordowski, to remove entirely the site from the Internet.