SRA moots paying student guinea pigs to sit pilot super-exam
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Solicitor super-exam WILL change how big City law firms hire trainees, insists SRA boss
Comments come in response to suggestion by Hogan Lovells chief that scrapping LPC may not have major impact
Solicitor super-exam: Students able to take LPC and GDL into the 2030s
Exclusive: Regulator backs ‘lengthy transition period’, as lawyers speculate advocacy’s place on SQE
The standard of proof in solicitor AND barrister disciplinary hearings should be lowered, says SRA
Days after Leigh Day lawyers cleared on 19 misconduct charges
Lawyers rush to defend Leigh Day after solicitors cleared of 19 misconduct charges
One said it was ‘a shameful political witchhunt’
Iraq torture case: Leigh Day cleared of ALL misconduct following longest solicitor disciplinary tribunal in history
Two partners and a junior solicitor faced charges including pursuing false claims against British troops
Senior partner fined £5,000 after branding litigant-in-person a ‘fisherwoman’ in fiery email
SDT said the comments were ‘completely unacceptable’
Social media fumes as female QC caught having rush hour romp with male solicitor has criminal record wiped, but his caution stands
The SRA has confirmed it will not bring disciplinary action against him
Lord Chief Justice: It’s essential that quality of legal education and training is not ‘diluted’ with any reforms
Speech highlights key role of law schools
Law lecturers accuse SRA of ‘disingenuous reporting’ over super-exam consultation responses
But regulator says it’s published everything it can
The SQE is a revolution which American law schools should learn from, says US legal education expert
‘You need different roads to Rome’
Super-exam: Frequently Asked Questions about the SQE
Clarity among the confusion as SRA confirms it will scrap the LPC and GDL
We ‘cocked up’, but it wasn’t misconduct: Leigh Day’s defence begins
Junior solicitor in the firing line over accusations firm pursued false claims against British troops
Legal Cheek talks… how will the new solicitor super-exam affect you?
Your questions answered, as we wave goodbye to the LPC and GDL
It’s official: The LPC and GDL are being scrapped
Solicitor super-exam will replace traditional routes to qualification as soon as September 2020
SDT publishes judgment that saw Clyde & Co hit with record £50,000 fine for money laundering and accounting rule breaches
Three partners also told to cough up £10,000 each
Law firm that handed back controversial £300,000 grant is closed down by SRA
It’s been a busy few weeks for Asons Solicitors
New solicitor super-exam risks creating ‘tiered’ legal profession, independent report finds
But study hopeful exam will help improve diversity
Colombian law firm ‘falsely’ claims to be Linklaters’ agent in arbitration letters
Regulator issues warning over magic circle mimic
‘Ambulance chasing’ lawyer Phil Shiner declared bankrupt, weeks after he sold house to Middlesex University law lecturer daughter
Bethany Shiner and sister Leisha both used to work for their dad’s now defunct law firm
Concerns over SRA solicitor super-exam proposals reach House of Lords
Lord Low of Dalston questioned whether the new vocational training regime would have a negative impact on law schools
Ex-Tower Hamlets mayor Lutfur Rahman to face SDT over electoral fraud scandal
Family law solicitor was found guilty of “corrupt and illegal practices” in April 2015
Double trouble: Lawyer struck off by SRA has now been disbarred as well
He was a barrister, solicitor and lecturer at Aberystwyth University — now he’s none of these
New solicitor super-exam could prevent ‘less affluent’ students entering the profession, warns Junior Lawyers Division
Despite the SRA claiming qualification will be ‘substantially cheaper’
Solicitor of the Year turned ‘army ambulance chaser’ is struck off
The ultimate fall from grace
There are nearly 4,000 more solicitors on the roll now than there were just after the Brexit referendum
But the number of lawyers with practising certificates has actually gone down
Barristers will have a better grasp of the law than solicitors under proposed changes to legal education, university academics warn
SRA super-exam takes another bashing
KWM partners under fire for leaving office like a ‘student flat’ with client files ‘littering’ office floor
The firm’s administrator is remaining tightlipped over the accusations
Alan Blacker LOSES High Court strike-off appeal
Self-styled Lord Harley was booted out of the profession last year
In defence of the solicitor super-exam… an NQ’s perspective
The SQE will stop the LPC gamble
Struck off Lord Harley badges himself ‘Pro bono senior counsel’ on LinkedIn
Exclusive: SRA has received complaint and is considering “next steps”
ULaw comes out swinging against solicitor super-exam as SRA consultation ends
Big changes to legal education ahead
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Case comment: Why someone was sent to prison for taking photos of the Grenfell Tower victims 
ULaw among gold-rated universities in government’s first teaching rankings 
Eversheds Sutherland launches new legal service for start-ups thanks to one of its trainees 
Worry more about AI going wrong, says Slaughter and May 
From King’s College London law student to Ashurst partner
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