Tag: SQE

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ULaw and Newcastle law firm Muckle finalise SQE training deal

First trainees start September 2023

May 18 2022 8:58am

Capsticks writes off trainee debt after bumper pandemic profits

LPC and SQE loans reportedly written off

May 16 2022 10:13am
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A fifth of law firms will require LPC grads to sit parts of the SQE

Future trainees to undergo further training but at firm's expense, Legal Cheek research reveals

May 12 2022 6:05am
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‘The legal industry is not a hierarchy with private practice at the top’

BARBRI managing director Lucie Allen explains SQE’s potential to widen access to the profession

May 11 2022 10:21am

Latest speakers announced as profession gears up for LegalEdCon 2022

Leading figures to descend on Kings Cross as Legal Cheek’s future of legal education and training conference returns this Thursday

May 10 2022 11:53am
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Solicitor apprenticeships: what you need to know…

BPP's Alison Wells explains why solicitor apprenticeships are becoming an increasingly popular option for school-leavers and how the law school supports firms taking up this new pathway

May 10 2022 10:10am

‘Picking an SQE prep course is a lot like dating — you’ve got to find the one you connect with’

ULaw director of business development, Morette Jackson, explains how the law school is helping firms and students grapple with the changing SQE regime

May 9 2022 10:36am
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When will most law firms embrace the SQE?

Legal Cheek Careers catches up with BPP University Law School’s head of outreach and student recruitment, Jonny Hurst, to hear the inside scoop on the timeline of different firms’ SQE transition

May 5 2022 11:09am
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Why the SQE needs to be integrated into an academic programme so students reach their potential

City Law School associate dean Peter Hungerford-Welch explains the importance of skills and knowledge beyond the SQE curriculum

May 4 2022 2:43pm

How to make it as an international lawyer, from those who’ve done it

Skadden’s global co-head of private equity and the founder of Quinn Emanuel’s London office joined a dual-qualified associate from Hill Dickinson to share their incredible career journeys at Legal Cheek’s latest in-person junior lawyer event

Apr 29 2022 12:18pm
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‘How enforceable are law firm claw back clauses on LPC/SQE funding?’

I've been told I will need to repay it if I don't stay on post-qualification

Apr 29 2022 9:23am
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Eight new speakers announced for LegalEdCon 2022

Latest speakers unveiled to bolster line-up for Legal Cheek’s annual future of legal education and training conference as countdown to 12 May draws closer

Apr 27 2022 10:43am
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Top City firms fund 22 aspiring social welfare lawyers through the SQE

Begin prep with BARBRI this month

Apr 27 2022 8:53am
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How the next generation of lawyers can build their own training contracts

Mary Bonsor, founder and CEO of Flex Legal, discusses a new tool to help aspiring solicitors qualify under the SQE

Apr 26 2022 11:43am
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What top City firms will pay in maintenance to future SQE trainees

Financial grants range from £12,500 to £17,000

Apr 25 2022 12:32pm
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Now is the time to re-think legal training

CoLP CEO Dr Giles Proctor outlines how the new SQE is shaking up the delivery of training for junior lawyers

Apr 25 2022 10:46am

BARBRI strikes soft skills partnership with O Shaped Lawyer

SQE prep provider looks to equip students with human and business know-how

Apr 25 2022 9:16am
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From Kuala Lumpur to Leeds — and what I learnt along the way

Hill Dickinson lawyer Natalie Hong on standout deals, dual qualification and speaking eight languages

Apr 21 2022 10:19am

HSF ups financial support for future trainees studying the LPC to £12,500

New figure matches majority of magic circle

Apr 21 2022 9:24am
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