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Trainees risk ‘exploitation’ under super-exam, junior lawyers warn

Regulator urged to reinstate mandatory minimum salary — again

Apr 30 2019 10:49am
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Ex-SRA exec slams ‘irrelevant’ Law Society

Organisation representing solicitors is doing a terrible job of it, former policy guru Crispin Passmore says

Apr 30 2019 8:51am
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Careers

How one law school is preparing for the biggest shake-up to legal education in a generation

Andrew Chadwick, dean of BPP University Law School, discusses the SQE, technology and the opportunities ahead

Apr 23 2019 1:37pm
Solicitor escapes with suspension over ‘modest’ cannabis farm

Makes a real hash of her career

Apr 23 2019 12:19pm
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Freshfields partner on ‘indefinite leave’ ahead of disciplinary hearing

Allegations remain unknown

Apr 18 2019 1:39pm
Junior lawyer MP Fiona Onasanya to face disciplinary tribunal

Lied to police in bid to avoid a speeding charge

Apr 12 2019 10:36am

Allen & Overy lawyer to face tribunal over Weinstein NDA fiasco

Regulator confident lawyers’ attitudes to non-disclosure agreements have changed

Apr 3 2019 3:34pm
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Email fraudsters impersonate Clifford Chance UK managing partner

Spell name wrong in dodgy emails

Apr 1 2019 3:29pm
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London lawyer jailed for misleading FBI during Trump-Russia probe to face disciplinary tribunal

‘Allegations are as yet unproven’, says SRA

Mar 26 2019 11:18am
We make ‘difficult decisions’: SRA responds to junior lawyers’ protection concerns following controversial whistleblower case

Regulator doubles down

Mar 12 2019 10:51am
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SRA loses another policy chief as solicitor super-exam looms

Richard Collins heads for the exit not long after predecessor

Mar 7 2019 1:43pm
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Junior lawyers question legal watchdog’s ‘refusal criteria’ following SQE approval

Super-exam was given go-ahead by LSB despite calls to delay

Mar 6 2019 11:28am
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Ex-law firm partner struck off after failing to report cocaine conviction to regulator

Gave ‘misleading information to the police’, according to agreed outcome

Mar 5 2019 8:49am
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Paralegal who lied about having first class Oxford Brookes law degree fined £2,000

Hani Hussein also claimed to have completed the BPTC

Feb 27 2019 11:24am
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‘Vulnerable’ junior lawyers need greater protection from ‘toxic and uncaring’ law firms

JLD pens open letter to regulator in wake of controversial whistleblower decision

Feb 14 2019 1:06pm
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New figures reveal huge provider variation in LPC pass rates

Solicitor exam success rates range from 100% to 37% at different institutions

Feb 12 2019 11:46am
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SRA defends decision to prosecute ‘bullied’ trainee solicitor whistleblower

Emily Scott was struck off despite reporting firm’s fraud

Feb 7 2019 10:52am
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‘Terribly let down’: Whistleblowing trainee solicitor hits back at strike off decision

Emily Scott was struck off after reporting bosses’ fraud

Feb 4 2019 12:42pm
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City law firms to offer training contract interviews to super-exam pilot candidates

Other perks up for grabs include open day invites, one-to-one coaching sessions and £500 in cash

Feb 1 2019 10:06am
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Ex-SRA policy chief launches business to help law firms decipher super-exam shake-up

Crispin Passmore quit regulator last month

Jan 30 2019 8:53am
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Young Legal Aid Lawyers: SRA must reintroduce mandatory minimum trainee pay

Enforceable salary requirements ditched by SRA in 2014

Jan 23 2019 8:57am
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