Education & Training

Articles

10 Jan 2019

SRA chief defends new super-exam

The Solicitors Qualifying Exam will “improve standards” and “give greater confidence in the solicitor qualification”, the chief executive of the Solicitors Regulation Authority said last month.

8 Sept 2017

'The Clash Question'

Adam Hattersley offers advice to trainee solicitors worried about not being retained by their firms

2 Aug 2017

Bespoke law services increasing access to justice for autistic clients

Law centres and firms aim to make complex legal matters more easily understandable

11 Jul 2017

Meeting the pro bono needs of start-ups and students

Advice services can include commercial and business law as well the social justice and welfare work traditionally undertaken by high street practices, explains Jackie Panter

27 Jun 2017

Lacking 'legal capability'

Public legal education is a key component in developing flexible and cost-effective solutions in which expert legal advice can be secured, explains Lisa Wintersteiger

23 Jun 2017

ULaw beats BPP in undergraduate teaching excellence

New scheme to better inform prospective students will allow providers to raise tuition fees

15 Jun 2017

SQE candidates to be charged a 'fair' fee

Cost should not be a 'prohibitive barrier' to entry into the professions, says regulator in tender document for exam assessment body

6 Jun 2017

SQE is exactly what the US legal services sector badly needs

The new assessment is a beacon of hope for those who decry the failure of US legal education to serve its customers: students and society, writes Mark A. Cohen