Tag: SQE Hub News
In-house lawyers turn on SQE
Loughborough Uni general counsel and AstraZeneca senior lawyer among those to publicly criticise new assessment regime
One in three law school websites give ‘inaccurate’ or ‘confusing’ information on becoming a solicitor, study finds
One conflated LPC and SQE routes
College of Legal Practice secures SQE training deal with Pinsent Masons flexi-lawyer arm
Support paralegals to qualify as solicitors
‘I’m not a wet lettuce’: Trainee solicitor behind SQE petition hits back at Braverman’s ‘snowflake’ jibe
Former Home Sec slammed students calling for exam overhaul
Disadvantaged SQE students to benefit from £360k in grants funded by Kaplan fines
Benefit up to 190 aspiring solicitors
Former Home Secretary Suella Braverman slams ‘snowflake’ aspiring lawyers over SQE petition
Student call to reform ‘disproportionately challenging’ exams draws criticism from MP
Future trainee launches petition for reform of the SQE, citing mental and physical health concerns
New training regime slammed by TC holder
‘Working full-time, no prep course — and I passed SQE1’
Trainee solicitor Matthew Smith explains how
Regulator unveils changes to SQE appeals and complaints process
Aims to improve fairness, says SRA
ULaw strikes SQE training deal with Oxford Brookes
Partnership will expand to include bar training from September 2026
‘My 10 point plan for SQE reform’
Thom Brooks, professor of law and government at Durham University, puts forward his recommendations for overhauling the SQE
SRA tweaks how SQE students apply for reasonable adjustments
Regulator takes steps to improve process
‘LPC grads are getting left behind in the SQE switch — and no one’s talking about it’
Aspiring lawyer voices frustration over transitional arrangements
SQE2 pass rate hits 75% in latest results
Sat by 1,134 students
SQE grads seem to be a bit worse than their LPC counterparts, say top law firms
Drafting and research skills appear to lag under new regime, according to exclusive Legal Cheek research
Kaplan’s use of AI for SQE ‘question development’ comes under scrutiny amid US Bar row
Company informs Legal Cheek that no questions generated by AI are used in SQE assessments
Latest SQE1 sitting sees 56% pass
Up from a record low of 44%
Super-regulator demands SQE provider pass rate transparency by Autumn 2025
SRA delay draws criticism
City lawyer speaks out after aspiring solicitor faces SQE fee clawback from top law firm
Failed challenging exams, leading to the withdrawal of TC offer
Ukrainian lawyer secures SQE scholarship in vlogging comp
Nazarii Pylypchuk ‘happy and grateful’ after landing BARBRI award
‘Give them some leeway’: Lawfluencer urges firms to stand by trainees who fail SQE
Appeal follows latest exam results