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The published switchboard number for Bona Vacantia will be temporarily closed on the morning of Tuesday 5th November 2024 for staff training.
Tuesday 1 October 2024 marks the Opening of the Legal Year.
Students will join GLD from September 2024 for 10 months
The competition to recruit the Panel of Special Advocates in England and Wales is now open.
Apply by Thursday 10 October
Publication of the Bona Vacantia accounts for 2023 – 2024
Government Legal Department colleagues receive Coronation Medals
The Government Legal Profession Trainee Solicitor Scheme is now open for applications
Rt Hon Dame Janet Paraskeva and Tim Fallowfield OBE join GLD
A look back on some of the female trailblazers in the legal industry for International Women's Day
Richard Cornish has been appointed Chief Operating Officer
Showcasing a career as a government lawyer
Government Legal Department (GLD) publishes new Strategy 2024 – 2027.
A summary of GLD activities during National Apprenticeship Week 2024.
Elisha Bradley is a Learning and Development Consultant/Business Partner Apprentice
Sarah Baxendale is a Communications Apprentice in the Government Legal Department, based in London.
Aidan Lambert is a Graduate Solicitor Apprentice in the Government Legal Department
National Apprenticeship Week is from Monday 5 February to Sunday 11 February.
Simon Regis awarded CBE in the New Year Honours 2024
How women achieved legal firsts following the Sex Disqualification (Removal) Act 1919
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