Tag: BARBRI

From Hull high street trainee to US firm high flyer
Richard Youle, co-head of private equity at Skadden, reveals how he staged one of the best career progressions of his time

How should non-law students prepare for the SQE?
BARBRI managing director, Sarah Hutchinson, explains how universities and law firms should advise aspiring lawyers from non-law backgrounds on their future qualification path

Junior lawyer virtual event: How to build an international career at a global law firm in London — with Latham & Watkins, Skadden, Slaughter and May and BARBRI
Thursday 21 January 2021; open to all trainees and junior lawyers

How innovation is shaking up the legal sector
Lawyers and legal education experts share their experiences from the frontline of legal tech

BARBRI strikes SQE partnerships with Sussex Uni and national paralegal group
Tie-ups come as regulator defends super-exam’s MCQ format

What will the SQE mean for me?
Legal education experts from BARBRI, Flex Legal, Reed Smith and Squire Patton Boggs discuss the Solicitors Qualifying Exam and how it is expected to shake up legal training

The future of tech in legal education
Tracy Savage, BARBRI’s academic head of UK programmes, discusses how the provider is using tech within its new SQE prep course and the skills lawyers of the future need to succeed

How one training provider is preparing for the SQE
BARBRI’s Victoria Cromwell on the steps her team are taking as the super-exam nears roll-out

BARBRI strikes SQE partnership with flexi-paralegal service
5,000 paralegals to have access to SQE scholarships and fee discounts

Reed Smith signs SQE training deal with BARBRI and College of Legal Practice
Replaces LPC route from 2022

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

Will the SQE kill the GDL?
Legal Cheek talks to the main players to see where they stand on the law conversion course

BARBRI to offer £6k SQE prep course
Total cost with exam fees is under £10,000

What will the lawyer of the future look like?
Four experts explore the rise of NewLaw and consider the training options on the horizon

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

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

How tech is revolutionising the way law students learn
BARBRI’s Professor Samuel Farkas on what we can glean from the global training provider’s US model and how it will shape its SQE plans

City law firms give insights into SQE plans
Legal Cheek-BARBRI super-exam survey results revealed

Law school giants announce SQE speakers for LegalEdCon 2020
Conference goes virtual, taking place as scheduled on Thursday 14 May

Virtual Legal Cheek Awards: Shortlist announced for Firm of the Year
Winner to be announced at exclusive online ceremony tonight from 6pm