Tag: Solicitors Qualifying Examination

City law firms to fund aspiring social welfare lawyers through the SQE
£145k pledged so far to cover exam prep and fees

Should I do the LPC or SQE?
BPP’s Head of Outreach Jonny Hurst shares the drivers for students’ decision-making

BARBRI strikes SQE partnerships with Sussex Uni and national paralegal group
Tie-ups come as regulator defends super-exam’s MCQ format

Successfully preparing for the SQE assessments
Top tips and advice from the experts at QLTS School

Selecting an SQE training provider
A look at some of the key considerations, courtesy of QLTS School

Exclusive: Big Aussie law school moves into English super-exam market, offering SQE 1 and 2 prep courses
College of Legal Practice will challenge established players for market share

SRA reveals SQE exam cost of £3,980 as it extends transitional arrangements in response to COVID-19
Total fee doesn't include prep course costs

City law firms give insights into SQE plans
Legal Cheek-BARBRI super-exam survey results revealed

ULaw reveals first details of SQE prep course and masters options
Update comes as law school giant ranks number one for LLB acceptances

‘Get on with it — uncertainty costs’, SQE co-creator tells regulators at LegalEdCon North
Crispin Passmore warns against super-exam delay

Top law lecturers express urgent concerns over SQE as they call on regulator to delay roll-out
Too much uncertainty for uni-hopefuls to make 'educated decision', says Committee of Heads of UK Law Schools

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

How the SQE shifts power from law firms to students
‘No longer can a law firm dangle a training contract in front of paralegals or insist that getting a job in a firm’s onshore centre is not a route to qualifying’

SRA to make decision on SQE1 skills assessment in New Year
Feedback from spring pilot advised it be ditched

BARBRI ramps up SQE preparations with acquisition of legal training provider Kaplan Altior
Solicitor super-exam ambitions underlined

EXCLUSIVE: Former bosses of ULaw and Kaplan combine with magic circle duo to launch new ‘challenger’ law school
They’re targeting the SQE market

Super-exam could damage ‘credibility’ of solicitor qualification, junior lawyers warn
JLD urges super-regulator to think carefully before giving new exam final sign-off

Exclusive: City law firm ‘consortium’ prepares to appoint super-exam prep course provider
Linklaters latest to join influential group

SRA seeks law students and lawyers to sit SQE2 pilot
Cash and work placements up for grabs

Incoming Exeter Law School chief: Super-exam pilot ‘obscures as much as it reveals’
SQE 1 performance reports lack technical detail, argues Professor Richard Moorhead -- but regulator insists new exam will meet 'high standards'