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SRA launches Facebook page to help demystify solicitor super-exam

Regulator revealed last week SQE could cost up to £4,500

Nov 12 2018 9:04am

Monday morning round-up

The top legal affairs news stories from the weekend

Nov 12 2018 8:07am

Revealed: the law firms with the nicest partners in Britain 2018-19

The new Legal Cheek Trainee and Junior Lawyer Survey results -- analysed

Nov 9 2018 9:34am

Ofsted criticises BPP’s apprenticeship programme

Education giant hits back; says systems for tracking legal apprentices are 'robust'

Nov 9 2018 9:04am

The best of the blogs

Weekly round-up of the top legal blogosphere posts

Nov 9 2018 8:36am

Legal Entrepreneurs: How a Schillings trainee made it to The Independent — and then quit to start his own media law firm

Reviewed & Cleared CEO David Burgess shares what led him to leave his high-flying job and run a business

Nov 8 2018 3:18pm

Jet flop! Law grad fired from The Apprentice after disastrous airline advertising task

Kurran Poon becomes the sixth candidate to leave the boardroom empty handed

Nov 8 2018 1:25pm

Afghan-born junior barrister asked to return case after client requested ‘a white male’

'This was an unexpected and upsetting event', says Rehana Popal

Nov 8 2018 11:06am

New solicitor super-exam ‘likely’ to cost between £3,000 – £4,500

But SRA delays implementation date until September 2021, one year later than previously proposed

Nov 8 2018 7:59am

SRA director of policy and education to leave ahead of super-exam roll out

Crispin Passmore to go at the end of the year, regulator confirms

Nov 7 2018 10:14am

Exclusive: Tycoon tried to source City training contract for businessman’s daughter during multi-million pound property deal negotiations

Fladgate, Macfarlanes, K&L Gates among firms approached without success, according to High Court

Nov 7 2018 9:03am

Meet the vlogging future magic circle trainee who has racked up nearly 3 million views on YouTube

Bristol University law grad is closing in on 100,000 subscribers

Nov 6 2018 1:19pm

All firms should publish gender pay gap data, says Law Society

Current rules only require outfits with at least 250 employees to report figures

Nov 6 2018 10:16am
LinkedIn training contract

5 ways LinkedIn can help you secure a training contract

It’s not what you know, it’s who you know

Nov 6 2018 9:04am

Over 70% of junior legal profession still wants to remain in the EU

Legal Cheek’s survey of over 800 law students and lawyers delivers resounding result

Nov 5 2018 10:39am

Nevermind lawtech, courts often don’t even have working photocopiers: Bar Council fights back against legal aid cuts

While Lord Neuberger warns UK legal system 'is in danger of falling over'

Nov 5 2018 9:35am

Monday morning round-up

The top legal affairs news stories from the weekend

Nov 5 2018 7:44am

Latest Brexit challenge gets date in High Court’s diary

BUT the case has already been rejected once

Nov 2 2018 12:52pm