Tag: research

Male solicitors four times more likely to appear before disciplinary tribunal
Despite fairly even gender split in profession

Quarter of junior lawyers expect to work from the office full-time after ‘Freedom Day’
WFH guidance to be dropped on 19 July

Aspiring lawyers divided over career in legal aid
40% of students would not consider publicly funded work, new poll shows, as legal aid group launches new survey to find out why

Cambridge law grads out-earn those at LSE, UCL and Oxford with average salary of £69,400
Five years post-graduation

New report reveals practice areas most and least impacted by pandemic
Downturn in areas including litigation, property and immigration, while employment, commercial, tax, and risk & compliance thrive

LPC provider pass rates vary from 100% to just 23%, latest figures show
SRA annual report reveals 'significant differences' among anonymised law schools

Top lockdown concern among pupil barristers? A lack of networking opportunities
'Zoom events just don't cut it'

Junior lawyer mental health hit hardest by lockdown, research reveals
When compared with WFH experience of senior solicitors

Law among highest-paying grad jobs, research finds
Beaten only by investment banking 🤑

BPP Law School to offer module in small talk
University finds a third of students don't feel comfortable talking in front of a group

What does a lawyer look like?
White, male and upper class, according to new research on public perceptions

Exclusive research: Law firms say the SQE alone will not be enough
Results of a survey undertaken by nearly 50 leading law firms reveal the new centralised route to qualification won’t cover enough ground and a more thorough course is needed

Research: Fifth of barristers want to quit profession as debt and stress levels soar
Barristers at 'breaking point' and in urgent need of support, Bar Council chief warns

Lawyers put in 20 extra work days when working from home
Almost two-thirds hope for hybrid-working once pandemic is over, research reveals

Majority of SRA investigations involve male solicitors
92% of individuals struck off in 2018/19 were men, new report finds

Underpaid, stressed and bullied: Experiences of BAME solicitors laid bare in new report
Law Society research compares experiences of black, asian and minority ethnic solicitors with white counterparts

Home-working: 3 out of 4 solicitors experiencing feelings of isolation and lack of motivation
Cracks beginning to show in WFH model, particularly among juniors, report finds

Revealed: The EU countries where lawyers earn the most
UK lawyers earn £64k on average -- the third highest salary beaten only by Switzerland and Germany

Legal profession making ‘significant progress’ on diversity — but top roles remain a problem
Lawyers disproportionately likely to come from privileged backgrounds, report finds

White male barristers out-earn female and BAME colleagues
Even with the same level of experience and areas of law, research finds

Over half of trainee solicitors ‘unable to cope with stress’ during lockdown
Report also finds most firms have struggled to train rookies remotely