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Find out how to be re-accredited under our Family Law Accreditation.

Get ready to celebrate Pro Bono Week 2024

Lawyers who provide free legal help to those who could not otherwise access it shine at this year’s Pro Bono Week (4 to 8 November).

Impact of pro bono: safeguarding children internationally

Solicitors are constantly finding new ways to support people through pro bono advice. Discover how Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner teamed up with Keeping Children Safe...

Impact of pro bono: supporting local charities

Discover how Shoosmiths LLP and Irwin Mitchell worked with local charities to expand and help more people in need through pro bono advice.

Westminster update: budget provides money for justice

Your weekly update on all the latest developments and debates in Parliament and across Whitehall. This week: the autumn budget, renters' rights and the industrial...

New government presents crucial opportunity to revitalise our justice system

The president of the Law Society of England and Wales, Nick Emmerson, has congratulated Sir Keir Starmer and the Labour Party for their landslide election...

Malaysia market access extended for foreign law firms

News that foreign law firms can operate in Malaysia for five years has been welcomed by the Law Society.

Landmark legislation allows UK lawyers to practise in Greece

The Greek government has passed a new law through Greek parliament, enabling UK lawyers to practise in Greece under their home title.

Investment in justice key to unlocking rental reform

Rental reform is within reach if the UK government provides proper funding for the justice system alongside banning no-fault evictions, urges the Law Society of...

Law Society developing new resource to support in-house members with ethical practice

As part of its professional ethics programme, the Law Society of England and Wales is working in partnership with the Inter-Disciplinary Ethics Applied Centre (IDEA)...

Life as an in-house construction solicitor

Obaid qualified as a solicitor in 2021. Now, he works in-house in a legal counsel role at a trade association in London. Find out what...

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