LC.N Weekly

Oct 1, 2024 | lawcareers.net | John Mackenzie

Reading time: 10 minutesSuitable access to justice is essential to any fair and equitable legal system, effectively ensuring every individual, regardless of financial status, can obtain an appropriate legal remedy. Legal aid was established to uphold this principle, offering financial assistance to those who could not otherwise afford legal representation.

Apr 26, 2024 | lawcareers.net | Amanda A Hamilton

Reading time: eight minutesThe path to a legal career often starts with a law degree. But what do you do then? Attempt to beat near Squid Game level odds to land a training contract with a law firm? Do you start with the Legal Practice Course (LPC) or the Solicitors Qualifying Exam (SQE)? Do you go on to do a master’s degree? Do you start your legal career as a paralegal? Paralegal as steppingstoneParalegals play a vital role in law firms, providing essential support to solicitors and barristers.

Apr 17, 2024 | lawcareers.net | John Mackenzie

Reading time: 19 minutesThis LCN Says is part of LawCareers.Net’s ‘Wrestle with PESTLE (WWP)’ series, which looks at various business case studies using the PESTLE technique. Unsure what PESTLE is? Read our first WWP article, which explains the technique.  PESTLE stands for:political;economic;sociological;technological;legal; andenvironmental. This technique uses the above six external factors to analyse the impact on a business and/or industry.

Feb 23, 2024 | lawcareers.net | Craig Smith

Reading time: four minutesThe rise of generative AI, including tools like ChatGPT, presents a fascinating challenge for legal education, particularly at undergraduate level and concerning the LLB degree. While traditional assessments focused on knowledge recall are under threat, generative AI opens doors for approaches in assessment that continue to promote critical thinking, legal reasoning and real-world skills.

Feb 9, 2024 | lawcareers.net | Iain Brown

Reading time: four minutes“The reports of my death are greatly exaggerated.” So said Mark Twain in 1897 when he read his own obituary, which was mistakenly published by a newspaper. Those in the legal sector might be beginning to feel the same.