Tag: SQE

7 things students should know about ‘qualifying work experience’
BPP’s Jonny Hurst explains the nuts and bolts of the new training regime

Full video: Should I do the LPC or SQE?
Experts from BPP University Law School, Kennedys, Shakespeare Martineau and TLT debate the key question on students’ minds

Baker McKenzie picks BARBRI to put future trainees through the SQE
First cohort starts September 2023

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

Edinburgh Uni grad scoops full SQE1 scholarship with ‘law firm of the future’ essay
Natalie Northridge receives £3k for BARBRI course

Former Thomson Reuters vice president takes top role at BARBRI
Lucie Allen will oversee SQE market growth

BARBRI encourages STEM students to bring their skills to the legal profession with new full SQE1 scholarship
Science, technology, engineering and maths students offered chance to claim SQE law conversion course award

New law school launches conversion course at quarter the price of GDL
College of Legal Practice offering readies non-law grads for SQE prep

City firms to offer part-time training contracts for disabled aspiring lawyers
Eversheds Sutherland and Osborne Clarke are hiring for 2024 entry

‘Should I do the SQE during my law degree?’
One reader is unsure whether they should study and sit the exam during their placement year 🤔

First SQE exams get underway
SRA confirms students won't be tested on Covid laws

Flexible training contract specialist signs SQE training deal with College of Legal Practice
Accutrainee to fund rookies through super-exam prep

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

SQE prep provider launches £50k social mobility scholarship fund
Law Training Centre's 'Access to Law' scheme enables candidates to complete part one prep course for just £950

City Consortium outlines SQE plan for future trainees
11-month programme includes super-exam prep and 'bespoke' top-up course

Why aspiring lawyers should welcome the SQE’s arrival
BARBRI’s senior director of learning, Jody Tranter, sees the new route to solicitor qualification as a ‘great opportunity’ and one she helps students take advantage of

BARBRI tests commercial awareness and creative thinking with new full SQE1 scholarship
What do you think the law firm of the future will look like?

Fund legal aid training contracts and pupillages, MPs and peers urge government
Cross-party group call on SRA to include social welfare modules in new SQE

Osborne Clarke picks BPP to prepare future trainees for SQE
First cohort starts September 2024

College of Legal Practice strikes SQE training deal with Solent Law School
Tie-up will see super-exam prep offered as optional LLB module