Tag: Legal education

US law school enrolment is falling, but do we care?

Legal education consultant blames 'cushy lifestyle' of academics

Nov 8 2017 9:07am

Is ‘Doxbridge’ a thing?

Supreme Court now has more Durham grads than any other non-Oxbridge uni

Jul 31 2017 9:15am

BPP installs new boss as rumours swirl about outgoing chief joining ULaw

Andrew Chadwick appointed law school dean

Jul 25 2017 4:06pm

CEO of BPP Law School steps down

Land law barrister at the university’s helm for 20 years

Jun 9 2017 4:42pm

It’s official: The LPC and GDL are being scrapped

Solicitor super-exam will replace traditional routes to qualification as soon as September 2020

Apr 25 2017 11:30am

ULaw to launch ‘MA Law’ alternative to the GDL

Because it's a masters UK students will qualify for a £10,000 government loan

Apr 21 2017 12:07pm

BPP University chief exits after 20 years at legal education giant

Carl Lygo started as a tutor at the law school in the 1990s

Mar 8 2017 6:43pm

The seven foundations of legal knowledge

A look at the core subjects that form part of the LLB and GDL

Dec 12 2016 12:11pm

Country’s most followed law student publicly slams the LPC

Saffron Sheriff thinks it “really isn't living up to its price tag”

Nov 4 2016 9:15am

Life at the law centre — A trainee’s perspective

A Q&A with Laura Williams, trainee at South West London Law Centres

Sep 16 2016 2:24pm

London College of Fashion unveils first of its kind law course

University of the Arts moves into legal education

Jan 20 2016 9:37am

Scrap law degrees, urges top QC

Courtenay Griffiths wants legal education to be postgraduate only

Nov 17 2015 10:52am

‘Thinking Is A Skill Which Came To Me Very Much After I Graduated’

Ed note: This is the latest post in the ‘If I knew then what I...

Mar 22 2013 11:07am

Will The Next Generation Of Apprentice Lawyers Become Solicitors Or Legal Executives?

Over Christmas, the announcement by minister for skills Matthew Hancock that school-leavers students will soon...

Jan 17 2013 10:51am

What Has Happened To The Legal Education And Training Review Final Report?

The final report of the Legal Education and Training Review (LETR) – potentially the biggest shake-up...

Jan 3 2013 10:15am

EXCLUSIVE: College Of Law To Change Its Name To The ‘University Of Law’ – And Become A Proper University

The College of Law is to re-brand as the University of Law after being granted...

Nov 22 2012 4:30pm

Please, No More ‘Nietzsche And The Law’! Why Americans Are Looking Enviously At The GDL Route To Legal Qualification

In comparison to our odd system of legal education – which sprawls haphazardly from the...

Oct 23 2012 12:50pm

Amateur Porn Filmed In Top Law School Library

More crazy stuff from across the pond, this time involving an amateur porn model who...

Oct 4 2012 9:00am

The Graduate Diploma in Law: At First It Makes You Happy…

Assorted scenes from week one, term one, of the GDL And a taster of week...

Sep 25 2012 1:06pm