Tag: Solicitors Qualifying Exam

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A fifth of law firms will require LPC grads to sit parts of the SQE

Future trainees to undergo further training but at firm's expense, Legal Cheek research reveals

May 12 2022 6:05am
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‘The legal industry is not a hierarchy with private practice at the top’

BARBRI managing director Lucie Allen explains SQE’s potential to widen access to the profession

May 11 2022 10:21am
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Solicitor apprenticeships: what you need to know…

BPP's Alison Wells explains why solicitor apprenticeships are becoming an increasingly popular option for school-leavers and how the law school supports firms taking up this new pathway

May 10 2022 10:10am

‘Picking an SQE prep course is a lot like dating — you’ve got to find the one you connect with’

ULaw director of business development, Morette Jackson, explains how the law school is helping firms and students grapple with the changing SQE regime

May 9 2022 10:36am
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When will most law firms embrace the SQE?

Legal Cheek Careers catches up with BPP University Law School’s head of outreach and student recruitment, Jonny Hurst, to hear the inside scoop on the timeline of different firms’ SQE transition

May 5 2022 11:09am
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Why the SQE needs to be integrated into an academic programme so students reach their potential

City Law School associate dean Peter Hungerford-Welch explains the importance of skills and knowledge beyond the SQE curriculum

May 4 2022 2:43pm

How to make it as an international lawyer, from those who’ve done it

Skadden’s global co-head of private equity and the founder of Quinn Emanuel’s London office joined a dual-qualified associate from Hill Dickinson to share their incredible career journeys at Legal Cheek’s latest in-person junior lawyer event

Apr 29 2022 12:18pm
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Top City firms fund 22 aspiring social welfare lawyers through the SQE

Begin prep with BARBRI this month

Apr 27 2022 8:53am
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How the next generation of lawyers can build their own training contracts

Mary Bonsor, founder and CEO of Flex Legal, discusses a new tool to help aspiring solicitors qualify under the SQE

Apr 26 2022 11:43am
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What top City firms will pay in maintenance to future SQE trainees

Financial grants range from £12,500 to £17,000

Apr 25 2022 12:32pm
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Now is the time to re-think legal training

CoLP CEO Dr Giles Proctor outlines how the new SQE is shaking up the delivery of training for junior lawyers

Apr 25 2022 10:46am

BARBRI strikes soft skills partnership with O Shaped Lawyer

SQE prep provider looks to equip students with human and business know-how

Apr 25 2022 9:16am
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Full video: How to use new SQE pathways to qualify as a solicitor

BPP University Law School experts discuss the routes to qualification available under the new regime

Apr 20 2022 3:20pm
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Welsh law firm partners with virtual law school for SQE training

Acuity Law 🤝 College of Legal Practice

Apr 20 2022 10:04am
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SRA appoints new education and training chief

Former Ofqual boss Julie Swan replaces retiring Julie Brannan

Apr 19 2022 9:21am
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How the SQE brings greater ‘flexibility, freedom and innovation’

Graduate recruiters and L&D teams at Baker McKenzie, DWF, HSF and Reed Smith join an expert in legal education at BARBRI to discuss the opportunities available to aspiring solicitors under the new regime

Apr 14 2022 2:50pm
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SQE assessment fees to increase by £135

Cost rise comes despite delays and technical issues affecting January results day

Apr 6 2022 9:18am
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Flexi-lawyer service launches in-house focused SQE pathway

Paralegals able to accrue two years' QWE at LOD client businesses

Mar 30 2022 3:30pm
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How qualifying as a solicitor is changing for the better with the SQE

Victoria Cromwell, senior director of business development at BARBRI, explains some of the advantages of training under the new regime

Mar 29 2022 11:25am

First speakers announced for LegalEdCon 2022

MoJ minister joins SRA education chief and magic circle training experts at Legal Cheek's annual in-person conference

Mar 28 2022 1:36pm