Education & Training

Articles

27 May 2014

Technology plays and important role in training today's solicitor

Practitioners are busy, mobile and have bespoke needs, so the SRA's decision on CPD shows it has caught up with the digital age, says Mark Solon

20 May 2014

Could it be magic on the high street?

Students are missing a trick if they think only larger law firms can offer them great career opportunities, says Laura McIlduff

13 May 2014

The effect of deregulation on students and trainees

SRA's proposed changes to its education and training regulations further illustrate the shift in its role, says Jackie Panter

7 May 2014

Bright idea: apprenticeships capture intelligent people who wouldn't normally be on the radar

Bright idea: apprenticeships capture intelligent people who wouldn't normally be on the radar

7 May 2014

Life experience is needed to guide divorcing couples

Can students and trainees manage client expectations as confidently as experienced solicitors, asks Paula McMullan

6 Apr 2014

Don't discredit law schools offering the LPC or BPTC

Responsible law schools guide and advise their law students on what step to take next, not let them be led astray by unsuitable alternatives to qualification, says Paula Moffatt

1 Apr 2014

Training providers are out of touch with the profession

Qualifying solicitors need appropriate, practical programmes to suit modern life, says Stuart Price

19 Mar 2014

Have stakeholders been short-sighted on legal education and training reform?

A ccording to an ICM poll for the government, 44 per cent of businesses in the country plan to take on apprentices in the next five years, and a fifth of SMEs plan to take on one or more apprentices in the next 12 months alone.