Legal education: Bar Standards Board follows SRA with super-exam proposal
Aspiring barristers may have to take a new exam before qualifying into the profession as proposed by the Bar Standards…
Education
‘A weaker moral compass’: Study reveals one in five law students would falsify time records
More than one in five law students surveyed in the UK and the US admit they would falsify time records…
Legal education: Another exit for ULaw as Platis quits after five months
The third chief executive in the last year to take the helm of the University of Law (ULaw) has now…
Academic u-turn: University comes out in support of SRA trainee reform
While the Solicitors Regulation Authority’s (SRA) education reforms had been met with hostility by educators, the School of Law at…
SRA pushes ahead with super-exam proposals with second consultation
The Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) is pushing on with its ‘super exam’ proposals, launching another consultation following mixed feedback on…
‘Right not to rush’: SRA extends consultation over super-exam for trainees
The Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) has acknowledged strong opposition as it extends its consultation on its controversial plans to introduce…
University of Law appoints third chief executive in a year
The University of Law (ULaw) has appointed its third chief executive in less than a year, recruiting economist and lecturer…
Comment: Picking up the New Law gauntlet – CC’s City head calls for a new approach to training the lawyers of the future
New entrants to the legal profession will be competing head on against Kim, the virtual assistant from Riverview Law, and…
Comment: Time to move on – Savage argues legal education is falling behind the realities of the profession
Let’s get this in context right off the bat. The Training for Tomorrow proposals by the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA)…
It’s high time we moved on – why legal education fails the key test
Nigel Savage argues that legal education is falling further behind the realities of the industry Let’s get this in context…
Guest post: Why the SRA’s education reforms inhibit innovation
This response to the Solicitors Regulation Authority’s (SRA) Consultation on training tomorrow’s solicitors is a personal one. I am afraid…
BPP Law School changes hands in $1.1bn private equity deal
The dean of BPP University Law School Peter Crisp (pictured) says its ‘business as usual’ as the education provider has…
Comment: Big picture, big mess – familiar turf wars as the legal education debate drags on
Legal education reform. First principles. Root and branch. It was ever thus. Attending the Westminster Legal Policy Forum (WLPF) seminar…
SRA proposes standardised final examination for all prospective solicitors
The Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) has announced plans to introduce a new unified exam for assessing trainee solicitors.
Blowing in the wind: is legal education change creating a perfect storm for reform?
Victoria Young assesses legal education sector in wake of Kaplan exit and ULaw sale With news breaking recently that Kaplan…
Life after Kaplan: Ince & Co picks BPP while Mills & Reeve lets its trainees decide
BPP has picked up Ince & Co as a client while Mills & Reeve is allowing trainees to pick for…
BPP continues to lure Kaplan clients as it wins Mayer Brown’s business
Despite already having a relationship with The University of Law (ULaw), Mayer Brown has become the latest firm to opt…
Voting with your feet: Nabarro and HFW pick BPP after Kaplan shuts law school
After more than five years at Kaplan, both Nabarro and Holman Fenwick Willan (HFW) have opted for BPP as their…
Direct-to-solicitor apprenticeships by September 2016 as government approves plans
In a move designed to open up different routes into the legal profession, the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills…
On a roll: BPP picks up another client as White & Case switches from ULaw
In a further blow to its client roster, White & Case has ended its training contract deal with The University…