Legal Practice Course

Matching moves by the magic circle and Herbert Smith Freehills

Global law firm matches five-figure sum awarded by magic circle outfits

Despite SRA plans to scrap both courses

One Legal Cheek commenter shares their take on law firm maintenance grants

Law school had pressed pause over concerns course would soon be redundant

International outfit finds new law school to develop its future legal talent

Career mistakes: Legal Cheek meets a soon-to-be NQ, a paralegal and an LPC student

Postgrad courses on offer at Berkshire-based campus from this September

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

2017/2018 price list shows fees up by as much as 11% at some universities

Despite the SRA claiming qualification will be ‘substantially cheaper’

Single office City firm will continue to pay is trainees fees

But solicitors’ regulator performs U-turn on degree requirement

LPC course receives optional business-focused bolt-on

North west outfit Brabners strikes LPC deal that kicks off this September

Wannabe lawyers will still receive a 50% rebate on LPC fees if they have failed to secure employment within nine months of graduating

Exclusive: LPC students left unable to access vital online law library

New SRA-backed proposals will remove the need for solicitors to have a degree — unless they work in the Square Mile