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Criminal solicitors and barristers in Northern Ireland took part in a one-day strike on Monday 5 November to protest low legal aid fees. The Criminal Bar Association said that, when adjusted for ...
Volunteering pro bono has almost as many benefits for students as it does for members of the public in need of legal advice. Read our student guide to pro bono work to discover how it can propel your ...
How has the landscape of litigation funding changed in respect of recent changes and how will this impact access to justice?
The Law Society has called for further investment into the justice system – especially civil and criminal legal aid, which wasn’t mentioned in the recent autumn budget. The Law Society President ...
In this LCN Says, we speak to Rona Ankrah from Mayer Brown International LLP about building commercial awareness. Read this article for insights on how you can demonstrate commercial awareness in ...
Ropes & Gray associate William Allen speaks about his work in private equity and the opportunities he's got involved in so far.
Are you up to date on this week’s commercial news? The government has announced a new budget, which sees a number of changes to taxes, pay and pensions, and increased spending for the NHS. Meanwhile, ...
The law is stepping up its game when it comes to diversity and we’re starting to see a real push to make things more ...
Browne Jacobson LLP (alongside PwC) tops the UK’s Social Mobility Employer Index for the third time, with magic circle law firms Slaughter and May, Linklaters LLP and Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer ...
Travers Smith LLP and Linklaters LLP have both launched new AI training programmes to boost employee understanding, improve the expertise of their lawyers and keep up with the fast-paced nature of the ...
A recent study conducted by wellbeing platform Unmind has unveiled a concerning trend within the legal sector, highlighting that poor lawyer wellbeing is costing big law firms an average of £65 ...