Tag: research

Law students among least hardworking of all students

Medicine, dentistry, architecture and even arts students have it harder, research suggests

Aug 28 2019 8:54am

Academics to tackle research desert with first of its kind study on disabled lawyers

What barriers do these lawyers face and how do they overcome them?

Jan 24 2018 11:10am

One third of law students regret their degree choice

And double that think the course is not good value for money

Nov 1 2017 12:38pm

There are now 140,000 practising solicitors in England and Wales

Highest figure ever, yet training contracts at top City firms fall

Oct 23 2017 12:24pm

Senior barrister told BPTC student ‘I don’t trust fags like you’, shocking new LGBT+ research reveals

Homophobia appears to be worse at the bar than it is across other workplaces

Sep 26 2017 9:28am

Research: Lawyers take just 36 minutes for their lunch

And close to half rarely leave the office

Sep 13 2017 9:34am

City law thriving as regional firms struggle, report reveals

92% of Square Mile outfits grew last year, with lawyer numbers up 7.5%

Sep 12 2017 1:24pm

New law graduates earn less money than social studies, education and business studies graduates

£20,000 a year average makes it one of lowest salaries

Jun 29 2017 2:02pm

There’s less office politics in law than any other industry, new research finds

Nearly a third of survey respondents thought engaging in water cooler tittle-tattle will help further their careers

Jun 28 2017 9:39am

Research: Law degrees are more reliant on EU funding than languages degrees

University law faculties receive millions of pounds a year from Europe -- will Brexit change this?

May 26 2017 10:34am

Research: Judges feel less valued by the public, the media and the profession than they did two years ago

And the majority have concerns about their personal security

Feb 9 2017 11:48am

Research: 57% of people admit they are ‘not very familiar’ with the Supreme Court

7% haven’t heard of it at all, but court still confident its outreach is improving

Jan 20 2017 11:10am

Research: A quarter of law students would be willing to falsify time sheets

Ethical compass of future lawyers called into question

Oct 25 2016 11:25am

Research: England and Wales has one of the most male-dominated judiciaries in Europe

But our Supreme Court judges are among the best paid

Oct 6 2016 2:06pm