Tag: SQE

‘The SQE Sessions’ launches as super-exam countdown begins

Half-day virtual event will answer questions on firms’ lips

Nov 3 2020 10:10am

ULaw unveils new SQE courses

Fees announced within the next month

Nov 2 2020 2:50pm

Exclusive: Big Aussie law school moves into English super-exam market, offering SQE 1 and 2 prep courses

College of Legal Practice will challenge established players for market share

Nov 2 2020 10:04am

Solicitor super-exam receives final approval

LSB signs off on biggest shake-up to legal education and training in a quarter-century

Oct 28 2020 10:40am

Majority of law school websites don’t mention SQE, research finds

Only 8% give some detail about new course provision

Oct 14 2020 12:18pm

Russell Group unis launch partnership with new SQE provider

Students at Manchester University and King's College London will be offered BARBRI SQE workshops and fee discounts

Oct 13 2020 10:28am

Will the SQE kill the GDL?

Legal Cheek talks to the main players to see where they stand on the law conversion course

Oct 9 2020 9:13am

BARBRI to offer £6k SQE prep course

Total cost with exam fees is under £10,000

Sep 23 2020 6:30pm

Legal Services Board delays decision to accept or reject SQE

Hold-up comes as group representing more than 4,000 legal academics urge refusal

Sep 21 2020 11:22am

How aspiring lawyers can better understand the legal market

Lawyer turned BPP University Law School training manager Natasha Saleh shares her advice to students looking to secure a training contract post-COVID

Aug 24 2020 12:49pm

The trends future lawyers should look out for

Three experts based in Sheffield share their predictions for the post-COVID world

Aug 18 2020 11:28am

Why law students should consider a career in the North

ULaw Leeds and Sheffield campus dean Matt Tomlinson highlights the opportunities available to students in the northern city regions and shares his advice on securing a TC amid the COVID crisis

Aug 10 2020 3:11pm

Elite firms could ignore solicitor super-exam results and stick with old boys’ networks, diversity experts warn

SQE 'could help' with diversity but not if firms keep recruiting directly from top unis

Jul 14 2020 10:40am
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COVID-19, tech and the SQE — the top talking points from LegalEdCon 2020

Prominent figures from the world of law came together, virtually, to discuss how the impact of coronavirus and an increasing reliance on tech will shape the future of legal education and training, Sophie Currie reports

Jun 9 2020 12:45pm

CONFIRMED: This is what the new solicitor super-exam will look like

Two-part assessment to come into force from 1 September 2021 -- subject to LSB approval

Jun 8 2020 9:26am

You don’t have to do a training contract to be a lawyer

BARBRI’s Tracy Savage explains why the super-exam heralds a new era for flexible legal training

Jun 2 2020 1:47pm

How the pandemic will impact future lawyers

Four speakers from different corners of the legal profession share their insights

May 22 2020 1:51pm

How the UK’s first teaching law firm will prepare students for the SQE

Nottingham Law School’s Executive Dean Jenny Chapman on the role of clinical legal training in a super-exam world

May 19 2020 1:45pm

Super-exam questions to be checked for ‘cultural bias’ so BAME candidates not disadvantaged

Regulator plans to recruit diverse pool of question writers and assessors

May 19 2020 12:24pm