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How to handle a crisis of confidence
Self-doubt can creep up on anyone, but particularly when you're starting out. Whether you're newly qualified or embarking on a new role, Simon Ashcroft's three...
27 Jan 2023
How I became an in-house lawyer via equivalent means
Before the introduction of the SQE, equivalent means was a route to qualification that recognised work-based learning. Obaid Bin-Nasir shares his journey to becoming an...
26 Jan 2023
Over £300m denied to suspected criminals by suspicious activity reports
In 2021/22, over £300m was denied to suspected criminals by suspicious activity reports (SARs). Do you know how to report a client or third party? See...
25 Jan 2023
Taking on apprentices
Legal apprenticeships are becoming a popular pathway to qualification, but how do they work in practice? Denise Wright explains, and shares how they work in...
19 Jan 2023
The party's over: trainee solicitor fined for drunken sexual misconduct
Iain Miller considers a real case where a trainee solicitor was fined by the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) for drunkenly harassing colleagues at the office...
15 Dec 2022
A changing ethical landscape: findings from our ethics roundtables
Law Society president Lubna Shuja shares how our professional ethics programme will support solicitors to navigate tricky ethical situations.
15 Dec 2022
Legal Voices for the Future
Legal Voices for the Future is an initiative that aims to encourage discourse and action on the most pressing issues facing us: the climate and...
12 Dec 2022
“People weren’t taking me as seriously until I showed them what I could do”
Holly Moore explains her journey into the law, and why it’s important to see people like you in the positions you want to reach.
06 Dec 2022
Junior Solicitors Network: a new network to help you start your new career
Welcome to the Junior Solicitors Network, a community for junior solicitors just like you.
01 Nov 2022
How your firm can survive the great resignation
The numbers show that the great resignation has hit the UK, with record high numbers of employees leaving their jobs. Nikki Alderson shares three ways...
20 Oct 2022
Leaving private practice for the golden arches
Jonathan Finney left private practice to join McDonald’s as a legal counsel last year. But was this a case of out the frying pan and...
14 Oct 2022
Bringing the courtroom to the classroom
Young people are often interested in the law, but legal education remains largely inaccessible. Akasa Pradhan, public legal education manager at Young Citizens, highlights why...
28 Sep 2022
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