Tag: Solicitors Qualifying Exam

Law school enters SQE market with £3k prep course

QLTS School package covers both SQE1 and SQE2; with exam fees it will slash total cost of qualifying as a solicitor to just over £7k; students can pay more for additional support

Dec 1 2020 1:19pm

Top career tips for the next generation of aspiring lawyers

Paul de la Peña, tutor at ULaw Moorgate, reflects on his career as an insolvency and restructuring specialist and offers advice to the next gen of solicitors

Nov 23 2020 12:39pm

KPMG teams up with BPP to offer SQE training contract

Big Four player embraces solicitor training shake-up

Nov 16 2020 11:56am

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

Nov 11 2020 1:42pm

BARBRI strikes SQE partnership with flexi-paralegal service

5,000 paralegals to have access to SQE scholarships and fee discounts

Nov 6 2020 10:56am

‘The SQE Sessions’ launches as super-exam countdown begins

Half-day virtual event will answer questions on firms’ lips

Nov 3 2020 10:10am

ULaw unveils new SQE courses

Fees announced within the next month

Nov 2 2020 2:50pm

Super-exam won’t save students money, claim junior lawyers

Junior Lawyers Division predicts that newly-approved SQE won't lower qualification costs

Oct 30 2020 10:41am

Majority of law school websites don’t mention SQE, research finds

Only 8% give some detail about new course provision

Oct 14 2020 12:18pm

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

Oct 13 2020 10:28am

Will the SQE kill the GDL?

Legal Cheek talks to the main players to see where they stand on the law conversion course

Oct 9 2020 9:13am

BARBRI to offer £6k SQE prep course

Total cost with exam fees is under £10,000

Sep 23 2020 6:30pm

How aspiring lawyers can better understand the legal market

Lawyer turned BPP University Law School training manager Natasha Saleh shares her advice to students looking to secure a training contract post-COVID

Aug 24 2020 12:49pm

The trends future lawyers should look out for

Three experts based in Sheffield share their predictions for the post-COVID world

Aug 18 2020 11:28am

Why law students should consider a career in the North

ULaw Leeds and Sheffield campus dean Matt Tomlinson highlights the opportunities available to students in the northern city regions and shares his advice on securing a TC amid the COVID crisis

Aug 10 2020 3:11pm

ULaw confirms SQE training deal with Sheffield University

Tie-up will see the University of Law also deliver LPC and GDL

Jul 30 2020 2:07pm

Elite firms could ignore solicitor super-exam results and stick with old boys’ networks, diversity experts warn

SQE 'could help' with diversity but not if firms keep recruiting directly from top unis

Jul 14 2020 10:40am
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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

Jun 9 2020 12:45pm

CONFIRMED: This is what the new solicitor super-exam will look like

Two-part assessment to come into force from 1 September 2021 -- subject to LSB approval

Jun 8 2020 9:26am