Super Exam Archives - Legal Cheek

Why the SQE could be ‘the best thing to happen to university legal education in decades’

The head of Leicester De Montfort Law School, Professor Kevin Bampton, welcomes the scrapping of the LPC

1 day ago
Legal Services Board: super-exam isn’t a done deal

Super-regulator flags concerns over quality and cost

7 days ago
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Careers

The solicitor super-exam and the opportunities ahead for aspiring lawyers

Victoria Cromwell, head of SQE at BARBRI, discusses lawtech and legal education

Nov 12 2019 2:07pm
Super-exam could damage ‘credibility’ of solicitor qualification, junior lawyers warn

JLD urges super-regulator to think carefully before giving new exam final sign-off

Nov 11 2019 10:57am
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Super-exam pass rates could be higher than LPC, says boss of new SQE mega provider

Comments come after Linklaters training chief revealed fear that more magic circle rookies could fail SQE

Nov 1 2019 9:04am
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Exclusive: City law firm ‘consortium’ prepares to appoint super-exam prep course provider

Linklaters latest to join influential group

Sep 10 2019 9:03am
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SRA seeks law students and lawyers to sit SQE2 pilot

Cash and work placements up for grabs

Aug 12 2019 11:31am
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Incoming Exeter Law School chief: Super-exam pilot ‘obscures as much as it reveals’

SQE 1 performance reports lack technical detail, argues Professor Richard Moorhead — but regulator insists new exam will meet ‘high standards’

Aug 7 2019 11:08am
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Super-exam pilot results: make SQE1 the theory test and leave practical skills for SQE2

Testing skills during SQE1 doesn’t really work, says examiner

Jul 31 2019 8:42am
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Question mark remains over super-exam Welsh translation

Failure to do so may be unlawful, academic claims

May 17 2019 8:44am
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City law firms to offer training contract interviews to super-exam pilot candidates

Other perks up for grabs include open day invites, one-to-one coaching sessions and £500 in cash

Feb 1 2019 10:06am
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Law Society launches super-exam guide

But there are still plenty of unknowns

Nov 1 2018 10:07am
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ULaw ramps up law degree offering with four new ‘specialist’ LLBs

Exclusive: Just days after BPP Law School increases focus on postgraduate vocational training market

Jun 1 2018 12:15pm
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Exclusive SQE survey: sceptical students rank practical skills training over value for money — and want more lawtech courses

Legal Cheek research on the future of legal education and training revealed

May 23 2018 9:03am
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South Bank Uni, ULaw and BPP set to overhaul undergraduate law degrees to prepare students for solicitor super-exam

Exclusive: Taking the SQE plunge

May 22 2018 10:32am
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The super-exam uncertainty that lies ahead

The SQE presents an opportunity ‘to do something dynamic and innovative’, says ULaw chief Peter Crisp, if a clear framework can be agreed

May 15 2018 9:09am
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Student and junior lawyer two-minute survey: The future of legal education and training

Have your say

May 2 2018 10:42am
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Legal watchdog moves to quell MPs’ super-exam fears after dismissing calls to delay approval

SQE received provisional go-ahead last month

Apr 16 2018 12:23pm
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Solicitor super-exam one step closer to reality following watchdog approval

Goodbye LPC and GDL?

Mar 27 2018 1:52pm
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Hold off on super-exam decision for six more months, MPs urge

Another day, another delay?

Mar 16 2018 3:49pm
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Decision to approve or reject solicitor super-exam delayed AGAIN

~~9 March~~ 12 April

Mar 8 2018 2:51pm
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