Junior Lawyers Division
Law Society launches new junior solicitor support network with JLD becoming ‘fully independent’ from Chancery Lane
Shift away from ‘siloed divisions’
‘The overall culture in law is damaging many junior lawyers’, JLD chair warns
Mental Health Awareness Week prompts renewed calls for change as wellbeing charity LawCare extends online support
Pay training contract and qualifying work experience trainees the same, Law Society tells firms
Chancery Lane calls for parity across both routes ahead of SQE roll-out
Junior lawyer warns law firms against ‘misusing’ apprenticeship levy
JLD committee member James Kitching’s comments come at the start of National Apprenticeship Week
Super-exam won’t save students money, claim junior lawyers
Junior Lawyers Division predicts that newly-approved SQE won’t lower qualification costs
JLD welcomes decision not to strike off struggling junior lawyer
Susan Orton binned documents ‘in a moment of sheer panic’
JLD writes to BPP over LPC lockdown complaints
‘Complaints go through a robust, credible and independent procedure of review to ensure a satisfactory conclusion is reached’, says law school in statement
Junior lawyers call for super-exam delay as it warns MCQs may be too easy
War of words between JLD and regulator rumbles on
SRA defends decision to prosecute junior lawyer who lost work briefcase
Claire Louise Matthews has lodged appeal against strike off
JLD: Think again before prosecuting vulnerable lawyers
Open letter urges SRA to review approach where mental health or toxic working environments play role in alleged misconduct
Why a shift towards booze free law events is a positive for the profession
Husnara Begum reflects on life as a teetotalling magic circle trainee in the nineties
LPC exam delays will have ‘serious implications’ for training contract holders, junior lawyers warn
Junior Lawyers Division offers up alternatives including online exams and coursework
Law Society boosts recommended minimum pay for trainee solicitors by 1.9%
£22,541 in London and £19,992 elsewhere
SRA dismisses call to disclose LPC provider pass rates
Junior Lawyers Division’s plea comes after stats show law school success scores vary from 100% to 29%
Law Society fire: I was one of the diners told to evacuate
Around 150 firefighters battled blaze over weekend at historic building on Chancery Lane
Dry January: Put down the pint and pick up the paintball gun, junior lawyers told
JLD issue fresh alcohol guidance as it bans booze from events
Super-exam could damage ‘credibility’ of solicitor qualification, junior lawyers warn
JLD urges super-regulator to think carefully before giving new exam final sign-off
Junior lawyer numbers set to rocket following SQE roll-out, predicts Google-backed legal business chief
Super-exam also tipped as pro-diversity by legal entrepreneur
Junior lawyers seek to have approval of the SQE overturned
Letter to Justice Committee aims to skewer super-exam
SRA dismisses calls to reintroduce mandatory minimum trainee solicitor pay
JLD argued rookies risk ‘exploitation’ under work experience element of SQE — but regulator doesn’t agree
Trainees risk ‘exploitation’ under super-exam, junior lawyers warn
Regulator urged to reinstate mandatory minimum salary — again