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Traditional high street services to remain under LSB spotlight

Oversight regulator presses on with regulation of will writing along with commitment to look into conveyancing and online legal services

Rise of the new lawyers: the growing role of part-qualified paralegals

Is the increase in part-qualified paralegals a sign of

ABS countdown | Demonstrating ongoing fitness to practise

The 'revalidation' proposal is not so radical, it simply reflects the need for a more efficient CPD system, says Stuart Bushell

Northern delights | Of legal fees and calories

Should law firms charge clients a service tip to help top up 'the income of law students and impoverished trainees? 'muses Kevin Poulter over his ice cream sundae

Editor's blog | Trainee remuneration and the competence tipping point

Dropping trainee salary to national minimum wage level will create a two-tier training system

Now is not the time for infighting over quality assessment

Accreditation is a positive step towards ensuring 'quality representation, argues Felicity Gerry

Consumer panel attacks 'GP-style' training of lawyers

The legal services consumer panel has strongly attacked the GP-style training of lawyers in its response to the call for evidence by the LETR.

Anger as SRA scraps trainee minimum salary

Firms to pay minimum wage from August 2014