SQE Archives - Legal Cheek

Junior lawyers seek to have approval of the SQE overturned

Letter to Justice Committee aims to skewer super-exam

3 days ago
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Arden University registers as SQE prep provider

Ex-BPP chief’s new outfit prepares to deliver super-exam course

3 days ago
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Linklaters delays SQE transition to 2022

Exclusive: UK’s largest training law firm to stick with LPC for extra year after new Solicitors Qualifying Exam comes into place

Jun 4 2019 8:55am
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Why the SQE won’t change Russell Group law degrees

Ken Oliphant, head of Bristol University Law School, explains why he foresees only tweaks around the edges to the traditional LLB

May 20 2019 11:28am
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Question mark remains over super-exam Welsh translation

Failure to do so may be unlawful, academic claims

May 17 2019 8:44am
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From lawyer to legal entrepreneur: You’re programmed to be risk averse — but you can’t fear failure

Mary Bonsor, co-founder and CEO of F-LEX, chats to Legal Cheek ahead of her appearance at the Future of Legal Education and Training Conference 2019 on 22 May

May 10 2019 12:31pm
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The SQE and the challenges ahead

ULaw’s director of business development, Morette Jackson, reveals how law firms are reacting to the new solicitor super-exam

May 1 2019 10:00am
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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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
Struggling to understand how the SQE will affect you? This handy new calculator is here to help

Online tool determines students’ best route to solicitor qualification

Apr 1 2019 10:23am
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City law firms prepare to overhaul training structures as SQE nears

Legal Cheek-BARBRI super-exam survey results revealed

Mar 26 2019 8:48am
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EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW: Super-exam architect Julie Brannan on LLB-SQEs, new law schools and students teaching themselves

Scrapping the GDL and LPC is really gonna shake things up

Jan 31 2019 8:49am
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A legal education expert shares her top 5 predictions for the new solicitor super-exam

What happens after the LPC is scrapped?

Dec 11 2018 1:01pm
Cost of super-exam is a ‘major concern’, says Junior Lawyers’ Division

SQE fees could hit £4,500, but prep course prices remain unknown

Nov 22 2018 10:23am
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Should I do an LLM and sit the SQE — or do the LPC while I still can?

I want to become a City lawyer

Oct 4 2018 11:51am
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Super-exam cost revealed before Christmas, says SRA

As Kaplan’s SQE director defends multiple choice format

Oct 2 2018 12:57pm
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Will the SQE damage my chances of securing a training contract as a non-law grad?

I want to study politics — but is it more worthwhile applying for an LLB?

Aug 24 2018 11:03am
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Exclusive: BPP cuts London staff headcount following LLB suspension

Move comes as legal education giant opts to focus on solicitor super-exam training

Jul 10 2018 9:04am
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The tuition fee backlash could spell danger for the solicitor super-exam

Design of the cheaper LPC replacement is based on undergraduate fees staying high

Jul 12 2017 9:20am
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The SQE is a revolution which American law schools should learn from, says US legal education expert

‘You need different roads to Rome’

May 5 2017 10:01am
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