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Solicitors Regulation Authority in United Kingdom awards £360,000 for disadvantaged candidates to take the solicitors qualifying examination
On 6 August 2025, the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) announced the award of £360,000 to 11 organisations to support aspiring solicitors from disadvantaged backgrounds with…Survey on improving accessibility in British Columbia’s legal profession
The Law Society of British Columbia (LSBC) has launched a survey to better understand the challenges faced by legal professionals with disabilities and to identify…Victorian supervisors’ experiences of supervising early career lawyers
In 2024, the Victorian Legal Services Board + Commissioner (VLSB+C) surveyed 409 lawyers who had supervised early career lawyers within the last five years to…What is on the journey to practice and what drives them?
A joint study by US non-profit organisations, the Pennsylvania-based Law School Admission Council (LSAC) and Illinois’ Institute for Inclusion in the Legal Profession (IILP), profiles…Ireland’s Legal Services Regulatory Authority publishes annual pathways report on admissions to legal professions 2024
The Legal Services Regulatory Authority of Ireland (LSRA) has published its Pathways to the Professions 2024 report in July 2025, detailing admissions to the solicitor…New European money laundering authority anti money laundering authority launched on 1 July
The new European Anti-Money Laundering Authority (AMLA) officially commenced operations on 1 July 2025, marking a significant step in strengthening the EU’s fight against money…The statistical reporting system for German lawyers: new study on the state of the legal profession
The latest round of data collection on the legal profession in Germany has recently been launched. The Statistical Reporting System for Lawyers (STAR), commissioned by…Report shows small firms keen to adopt technology but barriers still exist
On 19 June, the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) has published new research revealing that while sole practitioners and small law firms in England and Wales…Artificial Intelligence action plan for justice
On 31 July, the UK Ministry of Justice published an AI Action Plan for Justice – a landmark strategy to integrate artificial intelligence across the…What skills do new lawyers need? Lawyers asked to provide answers in new survey
The Institute for the Advancement of the American Legal System (IAALS) at the University of Denver and the Law School Admission Council (LSAC) have launched…Guidelines for creating reciprocity between allied legal professional programs
With seven U.S. states now operating Allied Legal Professional (ALP) programs, momentum is building for greater reciprocity across jurisdictions. Building Bridges, a report released on…More legal services offered remotely, but prices continuing to increase in England and Wales
Consumers in England and Wales are increasingly able to access legal services remotely, but prices continue to rise, according to a new report by the…