An Irwin Mitchell trainee has cheated death after her parachute failed to open during a 10,000 ft charity skydive.

Herbert Smith has increased pay bands for newly qualified (NQ) solicitors and trainees while keeping associate salaries frozen at last year’s levels.

Herbert Smith has increased pay bands for newly qualified (NQ) solicitors and trainees while keeping most associate pay bands at last year’s levels.

Dentons-Sonnenschein merger will be one of many, says Howard Morris

Staff at Eversheds are being given the chance to win a £20,000 cash prize for coming up with a pioneering business idea.

Bristol-based TLT Solicitors has named the College of Law (CoL) as its second recommended Legal Practice Course (LPC) provider.

Would-be barristers from the College of Law (CoL) have been able to put their cross-examination skills to the test in a real Crown Court setting, complete with police officers and practising members of the bar acting as judges.

One Legal Practice Course (LPC) student has battled through cancer, juggled a full-time job and cared for her daughter in a bid to realise her dreams of becoming a fully qualified solicitor.

Linklaters has named capital markets lawyer Mark Middleton as its joint graduate recruitment partner.

The Bar Standard Board’s (BSB) has announced a modest increase in the minimum funding for would-be barristers doing their pupillage. The new minimum wage for pupils will be set at £12,000 as of September 2011 – up from the current £10,000.