Tag: SQE

Law Society calls on government to fund SQE loans as over 1,000 students enrol for first exam
New route likely to cost more than £20k, professional body warns

BPP unveils SQE course details
Exclusive: Starting from £9.5k for law grads, excluding exam fees

SQE provider BARBRI launches diversity project with law firms, universities and charity
£75k pledged so far to help broaden entry into legal profession

SQE officially comes into force
New solicitor training regime will eventually replace the LPC

7 answers to common SQE questions
Law Training Centre tackles some of your super-exam queries, ahead of tomorrow's official roll-out

National law firm embraces solicitor apprenticeships
Ashfords' new six-year pathway will incorporate SQE

Differing perspectives on the SQE
We look back on this summer's LegalEdCon as the new solicitor training regime gets underway

ULaw and Taylor Wessing strike SQE training deal
First rookie cohort starts next year

10 things students should know about the SQE
With the new regime in force next week, Edinburgh University student Ciara Fitzgerald sums up the key changes ahead

‘Highly repetitive admin tasks’ may be ‘useful’ work experience under SQE, says Law Society
New regime in force in two weeks time

Solicitor apprenticeships jump 40% in one year
New pathway to qualification gains popularity as SQE roll-out nears

Clifford Chance appoints ULaw as exclusive SQE prep course provider
First rookies start next summer

SQE rival for school leavers gets go-ahead
CILEX says new route to qualification will be "more affordable" than Solicitors Qualifying Exam

A&O becomes first magic circle firm to embrace solicitor apprenticeships in London
Six apprentices to start in September 2022

Sponsorship, scholarship or save: How to fund the SQE
Leading legal education experts demystify the new training regime

Starting out in law: 5 pieces of advice I’d give to my younger self
The College of Legal Practice programme committee member Bhavisha Mistry on how aspiring lawyers can overcome the hurdles she faced when in their shoes

GDL student numbers jumped by over a fifth during the pandemic
Covid disruption and SQE replacement contributing factors, report finds

A guide to covering the cost of your SQE
BARBRI deputy managing director, Robert Dudley, on why scholarships and social inclusion are so important when it comes to funding the SQE

Norton Rose Fulbright launches solicitor apprenticeship scheme in London
Global firm's Newcastle hub targets aspiring paralegals with launch of separate programme

SRA: Online exams here to stay
LPC providers given option to continue with proctoring measures post-pandemic

Exclusive: Kaplan to award scholarships for SQE exam fees
SQE examiner making arrangements with SRA to provide 'financial assistance for a number of candidates'