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Revolving doors

After the slow summer months, September brings news of trainee retention rates, law firm revenues, and the inevitability of a new smartphone from the technology behemoth that is Apple.

Government approves apprenticeship standards for lawyers

SRA says standards in law will drive up quality and improve access to the legal profession

The immigration cap: Potential borders between law firms and trainees

Rajiv Naik advises firms on how best to prepare for and manage the risk of an exceeded immigration cap for tier 2 visa applications when hiring non-EEA lawyers and trainees

Riverview Law dips into existing talent pool to award six new training contracts

Fixed-price commercial law brand doubles its investment in staff learning and development

'Need for social welfare lawyers has never been greater,' says TLEF

Big law backs Justice First Fellowship Scheme which will provide £75,000 to LPC graduates with a passion for helping society's most vulnerable

ULaw cashback: A wishy-washy PR exercise is just not good enough

ULaw can of course put into practice whatever strategy it deems likely to make it money, discusses John van der Luit-Drummond

Law Society replaces SRA as signatory for trainee recruitment code

Voluntary code allows firms to compete for candidates on a level playing field, says Jonathan Smithers

A change in direction

Five entrepreneurs have navigated new waters and career opportunities available outside of traditional practice. They discuss how to survive in a volatile, oversaturated, and sometimes ruthless industry