LegalEdCon 2024

LegalEdCon 2024 takes place at Kings Place, London on Thursday 16 May 2024. The conference is attended each year by learning & development and graduate recruitment teams from over 150 leading law firms and chambers, as well as academics from universities across the UK.

This year the Conference will focus on the following areas:

• Solicitor apprenticeships: Going beyond the hype to explore what the reality of implementing schemes for school-leavers means. And exploring how a growing number of firms are taking advantage of the SQE to launch graduate apprenticeships.

• Continuing professional development: A deep dive into skills gaps in law, discussing what trainees and junior lawyers need to get better at, and how they can improve.

• SQE latest: As the biggest shake-up to legal education in a generation beds in, new problems keep arising. How are firms and educators dealing with them?

• Innovation: The SQE has thrown up a host of new possibilities and challenged received wisdom on how lawyers should be trained. We’ll be delving into some of the new models.

• The next generation of lawyers: A chance to hear from some high profile solicitors-to-be, who are making their mark through social media.

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Please note that LegalEdCon is for professionals rather than students, who we do not charge to attend our events. However, we do have a limited number of free tickets for our student campus ambassadors. You can find out more about the Campus Ambassador Programme here.

Schedule

8:30am

Breakfast

9am

Welcome

9:15am

Morning session 1 -- Solicitor apprenticeships: beyond the hype

10:15am

Coffee

11am

Morning session 2 -- Skills gaps: what trainees and junior lawyers need to get better at

12:20pm

Lunch

1:30pm

Afternoon session 1 -- SQE latest developments

3pm

Tea and biscuits

3:30pm

Afternoon session 2 -- Innovation in legal education

4:45pm

Keynote

5:30pm

Canalside drinks and canapes

Venue

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Kings Place
90 York Way
London N1 9AG

About the sponsors

BPP University Law School

We build and shape legal careers. With over 25 years’ experience in delivering professional legal qualifications, we are proud to be one of the UK’s leading law schools. At the forefront of innovation in legal training, we are trusted by some of the most influential law firms, with 60 leading firms training with us exclusively. Our courses focus on employability, giving our students the edge to secure a training contract or pupillage. Preparing them to embrace the demands of practice from day one.

BARBRI

BARBRI has over 50 years’ proven expertise in preparing aspiring lawyers to succeed in their professional exams. The SQE assessment requires a breadth of knowledge in one multiple-choice exam not previously experienced in the law degree, GDL or LPC. Only BARBRI has the experience to prepare graduates to succeed in this style of assessment. BARBRI supports law firms, universities and graduates by investing in a new pathway to qualification and creating a generation of innovative, adaptable and diverse lawyers.

The University of Law

The University of Law (ULaw) is one of the UK's longest-established specialist providers of legal education, with a rich heritage and reputation for innovation. ULaw boasts over 250 tutors who are qualified lawyers and bring their extensive practical experience to the classroom, as well as a track record in impressive employment and pupillage rates.

LexisNexis

At LexisNexis, our mission is to advance the Rule of Law around the world. Everything we do – from our products and services, to how we do business, is about ensuring that all people are equal under the law. We collaborate with universities and academic organisations of every size to ensure students succeed with our legal research and guidance tools, as well as helping law teachers to progress their research, prepare for lessons and find useful teaching materials. We’re here to support you whatever your role – whether you’re educating the next generation of lawyers or training graduates in the workplace.