Tag: Students

Full video: A deep dive into SQE1
BPP’s Head of Outreach joins SQE Award Leaders and future trainees to discuss part one of the solicitors’ assessment

Chambers using blind recruitment less diverse, research claims
BSB describes finding as 'striking'

A&O Shearman confirms £20k SQE support grant
Increase on both firms' pre-merger offerings

City Law School grad secures £30K scholarship to pursue barrister dream
Courtesy of 11KBW

Revealed: The Legal Cheek Awards 2024 – longlists
Profession gears up to celebrate achievements of firms, chambers and students

Law students share their true motivations for pursuing legal careers
From protecting rights to cold hard cash

Full video: A deep dive into SQE2
BPP’s Head of Outreach joins future trainees for an in-depth look at part two of the centralised assessment

SQE students told to wait in ‘quiet area’ for 2.5 hours before exam
Aspiring lawyers may welcome extra revision time, says SRA

Law school offers Taylor Swift module
Focus on entertainment law

SQE blunder: £250 goodwill payment ‘does not begin to repair the damage’, says Junior Lawyers Division
Could request super regulator investigation

How one law school is embracing technology to bring SQE success
BARBRI’s Jody Tranter discusses how the law school’s innovative approach helps create bespoke learning experiences for its students

Law students reveal their biggest gripes about… other law students
God complexes, gatekeeping and more

EXCLUSIVE: Students who had TCs cancelled among those hit by Kaplan SQE blunder
Told they’d failed SQE1 when actually they'd passed

SQE1 pass rate climbs slightly amid marking error backlash
56% successfully navigated latest sitting

‘Omnishambles’: Law school bosses react to SQE exam fiasco
Mix of concern and anger

Exam chaos: Kaplan issues apology after 175 students wrongly told they’d failed SQE
Questions remain over whether blunder led to TC offer cancellations

Exclusive: A&O Shearman sets NQ solicitor pay at £125k
New Magic Circle mega-firm opts for Allen & Overy-level salaries

SQE exam fees to rise again amid student discontent
SRA says assessment 'continues to perform well'

Scrapping degree requirement will create more pupillage-less grads, Bar Council warns
Response to BSB proposals