Face value – mentoring in the hybrid work era
‘Sitting on your computer in your bedroom all day isn’t culturally enriching. When we see how our junior lawyers operate…
Education
The training debate – The fear of freedom
Julie Brannan, Solicitors Regulation Authority: It certainly is an important moment for the training of the profession, so it is…
Regime change – The scorched-earth approach to legal education reform
Its supporters are accused of advocating reforms not fit for purpose, posing a threat to the standing of the profession;…
‘Getting access to the talent’ – The profession struggles to react as sweeping training reform looms
Thomas Alan reports on a lively LB debate on training the solicitors of tomorrow With the new Solicitors Qualifying Examination…
BARBRI acquires SQE provider Kaplan Altior in preparation for education market overhaul
Legal education provider BARBRI International has accelerated its plans to move into the Solicitors Qualifying Examination (SQE) prep market by…
Six City firms appoint BPP to deliver ‘super-exam’ prep courses amid education shake-up
BPP has been chosen by a consortium of six leading firms to provide Solicitors Qualifying Examination (SQE) preparation, as the…
Foreign giants combine to enter UK training market as radical education shake-up looms
Australia’s leading legal training outfit is to team up with a major US player to enter the UK market ahead…
SRA defers super exam until 2021 as costs of new assessment revealed
In a busy week for the legal watchdog, the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) has announced it is postponing the implementation…
Kaplan wins bid to create controversial SRA ‘super exam’ after rivals pull out early
While education services company Kaplan has emerged as the winner of the race to develop the Solicitor Regulation Authority’s (SRA)…
ULaw continues fightback to bring in high-profile former chief of arch rival BPP
In about as big a talent move as possible between the UK’s two dominant legal training providers, BPP’s former chief…
Gowling WLG and Fieldfisher to train solicitor apprentices as ULaw forges new paths to profession
Gowling WLG and Fieldfisher are to begin training solicitor apprentices with the University of Law (ULaw) as part of a…
RPC partners exclusively with University of Law ahead of SQE launch
Future RPC trainees will attend courses exclusively at the University of Law (ULaw) from September 2017, after the insurance firm switched to…
Comment: Legal education – not broke, fat chance the super-exam will be a fix
Forget the casual observer, even some keen observers are bemused by the current passion for reforming legal education displayed by…
Fieldfisher advises SRA on outsourcing contract for delivering new super-exam
Fieldfisher is advising the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) on the contractual agreements for the provider which will eventually assist the…
Education: not broke, fat chance of a fix
Forget the casual observer, even some keen observers are bemused by the current passion for reforming legal education displayed by…
‘A bit like Brexit’: SRA super-exam draws strong reaction but is it knee-jerk resistance to change?
Kathryn McCann assesses the regulator’s controversial new route to qualification In April, the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) announced that its…
‘Embrace the challenge and make it work’: Educators react as SRA confirms super-exams to start in 2020
In spite of considerable hostility from the profession and legal education providers, the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) announced today (25…
‘Serious reservations’: City firms blast new super exam proposals
The City of London Law Society (CLLS) has criticised new proposals from the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) to create a…
CMS, Nabarro and Olswang offer £10,000 to future trainees if they defer
CMS Cameron McKenna, Nabarro and Olswang, have offered £10,000 to their trainees if they choose to defer for six months,…
‘Misleading’: ULaw told to remove ads claiming it is the UK’s leading law school
The University of Law (ULaw) has been told by the Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) it can no longer call itself…