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About City Century is a solicitor apprenticeship initiative led by CLLS that identifies, recruits, educates, and develops the very best talent, connecting them to the City of

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About: British Inter-University Commercial Awareness Competition (BIUCAC) is a commercial awareness competition designed specifically for undergraduate law students at non-Russell Group universities with the aim

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The Law Society Gazette reports that city firms are marking Social Mobility Day with the official launch of an initiative to boost the number of

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In Focus: PRIME

Diversity and Inclusion in Law

PRIME is an alliance of law firms across the UK and Republic of Ireland determined to improve access to, and socio-economic diversity within, the legal

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About: The Race Fairness Commitment by Rare was created following the publication of their report “closing the ethnicity stay gap” in 2020 which highlighted the

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The Social Welfare Solicitors Qualification Fund (SWSQF) returns for second year in a row. The Social Welfare Solicitors Qualification Fund (SWSQF) is aimed at individuals

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A number of law firms have signed a public pledge to ensure legal apprentices are treated equally with employees on training contracts. Firms signing the

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Major City law firms are funding the training of more than 20 aspiring solicitors this year through a landmark initiative to create the next generation

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