Legal Cheek talks… how will the new solicitor super-exam affect you?
Your questions answered, as we wave goodbye to the LPC and GDL
LPC
New solicitor super-exam risks creating ‘tiered’ legal profession, independent report finds
But study hopeful exam will help improve diversity
LPC and GDL provider is using gushing testimonials from imaginary students to flog its pricey courses
Maria thinks the course is ‘innovative’ and Zara says it works ‘really well’ for her
It will cost you over £500 more to do the LPC this year than it would have done last year
2017/2018 price list shows fees up by as much as 11% at some universities
Legal Cheek Careers
The reality of working as a paralegal while completing the LPC
Fletchers’ Bethany Hodgkins on juggling work and study
Legal Cheek Careers
7 advantages of starting the LPC in January rather than September
Taking the less travelled route can be a smart move
Country’s most followed law student publicly slams the LPC
Saffron Sheriff thinks it “really isn’t living up to its price tag”
Legal Cheek Careers
How to get a distinction on the LPC
BPP University Law School director of LPC programmes Jane Houston gives her ten top tips for success
You can now apply for a government loan to fund your LPC
Just six weeks after two ULaw second years set up a petition asking for just that
ULaw students petition government to fund aspiring lawyers’ LPCs
Second years push for university loan shake up
LPC satisfaction survey results: Students happiest at the smaller providers
Mood brighter outside the big two
Law school satisfaction survey — rate your GDL/LPC/BPTC
How good is your postgraduate legal training?
ULaw students hit by legal database fail
As if Christmas exams weren’t stressful enough
The Judge Rules: Bye-bye LPC and training contract, hello unified bar exam
Kaplan’s demise triggers speculation that a streamlined qualification process will arrive sooner than many anticipated
White & Case defects from University of Law to BPP
New Yorkers’ London office cuts GDL and LPC deal with ULaw’s arch-rival
Kaplan Law School to close
Third largest player in England and Wales legal education market takes a nosedive after eight years in business
The Judge Rules: Accelerated courses — students need to beware
How much sympathy should we feel for the seven students whose firms dropped training contract offers after they failed BPP’s speedy-LPC?
Solicitor struck off after fiddling train fares to pay LPC debts
Tribunal accepted young lawyer was under huge post-education financial pressure — but fraud is fraud
BPP big wigs silent as failed students are reported sacked from training contracts
Accelerated course disaster for seven wannabes — but law school won’t comment
The 18 stages of the LPC
A journey through the sorrow and the joy of the… Read more »
JOB ALERT: Clinical Negligence Paralegal
From Baby Barristers: a top London law firm seeks a… Read more »
Will It Soon Cost Nothing To Become a Lawyer?
Thanks to the trebling of undergraduate fees, the cost of… Read more »
JOB ALERT: Criminal Paralegal
Ed note: This is the first in a regular series… Read more »
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 –… Read more »
At Last, Some Good News For Jobless LPC Graduates: If You’re Convicted Of a Crime, You’ll Get a Lighter Sentence Than Other People
Last month, BPP Law School Legal Practice Course (LPC) graduate… Read more »
Blur Drummer Puts Years Of Drudgery In Chart-Topping Band Behind Him To Qualify As a Solicitor
Congratulations to Dave Rowntree, the drummer from Blur, who has… Read more »
Noses Back To The Grindstone: What Will The New Academic Year Bring For Law Students And Trainees?
Legal Cheek editor Alex Aldridge and Bircham Dyson Bell solicitor… Read more »
Meet The Solicitors With Second Jobs As Writers For Essay Companies That Target Students
Yesterday, we brought you news of an essay-writing company that… Read more »
Might Even Graduates Of ‘Reputable’ Unis Struggle To Write Decent Essays When They’re Paid Just £43 Per 1,000 Words?
Last week, an essay-writing company posted an ad seeking law… Read more »
What Is It With Law Graduates And The Urge To Steal From John Lewis?
An LPC graduate has admitted stealing from John Lewis via… Read more »
Leap To The Other Side: Camden New Journal Music Editor On How She’s Juggling Journalism And Law
For the past two years I have been leading a… Read more »
How To Land a PAID Paralegal Position And Qualify As a Solicitor Without Drowning In Debt
Paralegal Tony, a part-time LPC student and paralegal at a… Read more »
Jobless Graduates Left At Whim Of Law Firms’ Make-It-Up-As-You-Go-Along Recruitment Procedures
Last month Kearns Solicitors placed an advert in Counsel magazine… Read more »
‘If The Firm Was a Person, How Would You Describe Them?
Now that he’s finished the GDL, David Woodall finally has… Read more »
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The Trial: Lawyers react to new docudrama starring real QCs and an ex-Old Bailey judge 
LinkedIn removes Lord Harley’s incredible profile following investigation 
ULaw strikes LPC and GDL deal with the University of Reading 
Why junior lawyers shouldn’t be afraid of AI, by a law student 
London Legal Walk: Lawyers descend on sun-soaked capital for annual 10km charity event
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LinkedIn removes Lord Harley’s incredible profile following investigation (36)
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Social media giggles as national newspaper describes lawyer as ‘a full QC’ (31)
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Distance learning: desirable or a disadvantage? (22)
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ULaw strikes LPC and GDL deal with the University of Reading (21)
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Why junior lawyers shouldn’t be afraid of AI, by a law student (19)
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