Education & Training

Articles

5 Dec 2019

An education in professional resilience

Dr Kryss Macleod examines how legal educators and the profession are responding to the greater visibility of mental health in young lawyers and how building resilience is vital

11 Nov 2019

Non-Welsh SQE will compound access to justice problem

The issue of access to justice in Wales will be compounded if the Solicitors Qualifying Exam (SQE) is not offered in Welsh, the Junior Lawyers Division (JLD) said.

30 Oct 2019

Not just a confidence vote

Women are held to unrealistic and unobtainable goals in the workplace, hindering their career progression, says Dana Denis-Smith

10 Oct 2019

Trailblazing for the future

The advantages of recruiting solicitor apprentices may be far greater than you think. Nicola Laver reports

26 Sept 2019

The right kind of lawyer

Nicola Laver asks, is there a right or wrong kind of person to be a solicitor?

24 Sept 2019

CBI calls for urgent reform to apprenticeship levy

The government must take urgent steps to reform the apprenticeship levy in England, according to a Confederation of British Industry (CBI) report.

18 Sept 2019

SQE: costly discrimination

The JLD supports the concept of the SQE but is yet to be convinced that it will create a fair playing field for all, says James Kitching

5 Sept 2019

Testing times

The results of the SQE1 pilot are out and the SRA is pushing forward with sweeping reforms to how solicitors enter the profession – but many lawyers have concerns over the new regime, as Rachel Rothwell reports