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20 May 2015

LawWorks launches 200th pro bono legal advice clinic

Thirty-five solicitors from local firms, as well as students from Cardiff University Law School, band together to help where legal aid is unavailable

19 May 2015

What can or can't the Conservatives do for aspiring lawyers?

Natasza Slater discusses what the outcome of increased tuition fees could mean, and questions whether extra funding should be given to the LPC

12 May 2015

Voluntary code of recruitment lives on as SRA backs out

JLD, AGCAS, and AGR continue to support voluntary good practice code

12 May 2015

ABS-licensed universities could plug the legal aid gap

The licensing of law schools as ABSs is an extension of the work experience and pro bono opportunities offered to students, argues Jackie Panter

12 May 2015

Equivalent means qualification has failed to make its mark

Unanswered questions and a lack of publicity mean paralegals are not pursuing the alternative route to qualification, explains Max Harris

5 May 2015

Sole Practitioners Group to reveal future priorities

SPG to unveil information resources to support busy sole practitioners at annual conference

27 Apr 2015

Number of law graduates soars while training contracts decrease

Law Society report finds women are outperforming men at every juncture

27 Apr 2015

Women and BAME still under-represented in solicitor profession

Growth in number of practising solicitors as number of law firms continues to decline