Future of Legal Education and Training Conference 2019

Cornerstones Barristers’ Andrew Lane reflects on his career to date and how barrister training should evolve to adequately prepare the next generation of advocates

Mary Bonsor, co-founder and CEO of F-LEX, chats to Legal Cheek ahead of her appearance at the Future of Legal Education and Training Conference 2019 on 22 May

LexisNexis director, Dani McCormick, talks about her path from a career in advertising to law to legal tech, and how different law might be in the future

Keynote speaker announced for Legal Cheek‘s 22 May event

Hardwicke’s PJ Kirby QC, Brighton Uni LLB lead Zoe Swan and Frances Bennett, pioneer of Burges Salmon’s legal apprenticeships scheme, to appear at Kings Place London on 22 May

ULaw’s director of business development, Morette Jackson, reveals how law firms are reacting to the new solicitor super-exam

Many lawyers appear to be ‘surviving but not thriving’, says Newcastle University’s Professor Richard Collier

Andrew Chadwick, dean of BPP University Law School, discusses the SQE, technology and the opportunities ahead

Only five weeks to go until day-long event at Kings Place London on 22 May

Freshfields lawyer Lloyd Rees on the reaction to his blog, the road to recovery and raising awareness

Yasmin Sheikh on her transition from City lawyer to diversity advocate

Sector thought leaders to discuss cross-disciplinary skills at 22 May event

Dedicated barrister session to feature practitioners from Hardwicke and Cornerstone, alongside BPTC heads, academics and Inns’ director

New session on clinical legal education to also feature universities Swansea and Northumbria, and leading apprenticeships provider

All-female line-up released on International Women’s Day

Big-hitters to appear at 22 May event

Scrapping the GDL and LPC is really gonna shake things up

Latest batch of speakers announced for Future of Legal Education and Training Conference 2019

Big names from law and academia to appear at Kings Place London

Event is double size of last year, with new sessions on mental health and diversity, alongside SQE headline discussion, innovation TED-style talks and insight from other industries