Education & Training

Articles

25 Feb 2016

Law Society: Firms should pay work experience students a minimum wage

JLD chair: In some cases, candidates we heard from appear to have been taken advantage of

23 Feb 2016

Bar shadow programme extended as barristers warn of regression to a 'privileged elite'

'The Bar is in grave danger of once again becoming a rich person's game, like it was in the 50s and 60s,' says silk

23 Feb 2016

John Cooper QC: I hate bullies, and that comes from being subjected to them

The 25 Bedford Row silk talks to John van der Luit-Drummond about elitism at the Bar, public clashes with the CBA, and the seduction of Gove

23 Feb 2016

The Bar must galvanise itself to change

Schemes to assist disadvantaged students in obtaining pupillages and better data-gathering processes are the only way for the Bar to improve diversity and avoid marginalisation, writes Professor John Flood

23 Feb 2016

A modern profession

Is the future of the barrister profession bright? Chantal-Aimée Doerries QC believes it is.

23 Feb 2016

SRA 'super exam' risks damaging solicitor standards

Law Soc denounces plans to shake up legal education with 'piecemeal' announcements, reports John van der Luit-Drummond

17 Feb 2016

'Super exam' risks damaging solicitor standards

Law Society denounces SRA plans to shake up legal education with 'piecemeal' announcements

16 Feb 2016

Paralegals: Your business acumen could set you apart from the crowd

A wealth of paralegal experience is not always a hindrance in the hunt for an elusive training contract, writes Charlotte Parkinson