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Virus latest: Regulator to relax LPC exam rules

Law schools can apply to run assessments online to avoid delays, SRA confirms

6 days ago
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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

7 days ago
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LPC and BPTC students urge regulators not to delay exams amid virus pandemic

Petitions demand that wannabe lawyers be allowed to take assessments at home

Mar 19 2020 9:10am
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BPP postpones LPC exam following new government COVID-19 advice

Tomorrow’s assessment due to take place at London’s ExCeL centre will now be re-scheduled

Mar 16 2020 8:45pm
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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%

Feb 24 2020 10:52am
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LPC pass rates nosedive as report reveals one law school where just 29% of students made the grade

While achievement gap between white and ethnic minority students remains large

Feb 17 2020 11:39am
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Leeds Beckett Uni apologises after forgetting to supply desks for LPC exam

Whoops

Feb 7 2020 8:54am
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Careers

How Manchester Law School is helping to bring about a new industrial revolution in legal services

For Professor Andrew Francis the SQE is just one part of a much bigger story

Jan 29 2020 1:31pm
You’ve ‘wrecked’ my dream of becoming a lawyer: French LPC student blasts Boris’ Brexit vision in emotional open letter

PM is putting party and ego before national interests, Royal Holloway law grad claims

Oct 30 2019 9:03am
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ULaw secures GDL and LPC training deal with national law firm TLT

Outfit takes on around 15 trainees each year

Sep 12 2019 8:53am
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Canterbury Uni law grad who lived (and revised!) in her car after being made homeless during LPC battles odds to secure training contract

April Britton would park outside her law school and stick revision notes to her car windows

Aug 20 2019 3:53pm
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BPP Law School apologises after ‘technical fault’ sees LPC students receive advocacy exam materials 48 hours late

Exclusive: Aspiring lawyers left in the dark over weekend

Jul 30 2019 10:20am
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Vlogging star opens up about life on accelerated LPC

Eve Cornwell gets candid about intense, six-month course

Jul 2 2019 8:57am
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Anglia Ruskin business grad who studied GDL and LPC to pursue ‘Mickey Mouse’ degree claim receives £61,000 payout

Pok Wong sued uni for false advertising and disputed ‘high-quality’ teaching

Jun 3 2019 11:12am
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ULaw strikes LPC deal with University of East Anglia

Exclusive: Tie-up comes despite plans replace course with SQE in 2021

May 16 2019 8:37am
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New figures reveal huge provider variation in LPC pass rates

Solicitor exam success rates range from 100% to 37% at different institutions

Feb 12 2019 11:46am
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YouTube superstar documents life on the LPC in latest law vlog

Future magic circle lawyer now has over 100k subscribers

Jan 15 2019 9:10am
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ULaw students hit out after they’re told to defer to get cheaper GDL and LPC fees

Exclusive: Law school giant slashes cost of online courses by up to £3,000 for 2019 academic year, leaving some current students unhappy

Nov 29 2018 4:16pm
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Mayer Brown boosts junior lawyer pay to £78,000

Trainee salaries and LPC maintenance grant also up

Sep 5 2018 8:50am
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Sidley Austin tops market by hiking LPC maintenance grant to £11,000

An uplift of nearly 60%

Sep 4 2018 9:58am
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White & Case boosts LPC grant by 40% to £10,500

Surpasses recent uplifts by a host of top City firms

Aug 29 2018 10:09am
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