Tag: SRA

SQE candidates unable to sit both exams this year
Students taking SQE1 in July will not have their results in time to sit SQE2 in October

Law firms could face action over ‘unreasonable’ lawyer workloads, SRA warns
Solicitors' watchdog says firms should do all they reasonably can to protect staff wellbeing

Big law firms lag behind on partner diversity, SRA reports
Outfits with 50+ partners have fewer BAME and female partners than smaller firms

SRA education chief who turned ‘SQE from a concept into a reality’ to step down this summer
Julie Brannan set for long-planned retirement

Pandemic has little impact on LPC pass rates, stats show
Exam deferrals more than doubled

First SQE exams get underway
SRA confirms students won't be tested on Covid laws

Solicitor apprenticeships jump 40% in one year
New pathway to qualification gains popularity as SQE roll-out nears

Sponsorship, scholarship or save: How to fund the SQE
Leading legal education experts demystify the new training regime

SRA: Online exams here to stay
LPC providers given option to continue with proctoring measures post-pandemic

Exclusive: Kaplan to award scholarships for SQE exam fees
SQE examiner making arrangements with SRA to provide 'financial assistance for a number of candidates'

SQE2 assessment dates confirmed
From 11 April 2022

SRA reveals further SQE exam dates
Confirmation of sittings beyond transitional years for 2023/4

Solicitor who assaulted female family member rebuked
Received conditional caution

Exclusive research: Law firms say the SQE alone will not be enough
Results of a survey undertaken by nearly 50 leading law firms reveal the new centralised route to qualification won’t cover enough ground and a more thorough course is needed

Law schools welcome first SQE students as SRA ‘looks closely’ at online exam options in light of COVID
Regulator remains hopeful assessment will go ahead in November as planned

Ban for ex-Herbert Smith Freehills paralegal who faked overtime approval
Claimed extra 260 hours over two-month period

SRA rules out Ryan Beckwith appeal
High Court had overturned SDT's decision to fine former Freshfields partner

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

Majority of SRA investigations involve male solicitors
92% of individuals struck off in 2018/19 were men, new report finds

SRA rebukes Reed Smith over rule breach
Global outfit 'failed to properly distinguish between itself and its connected practice' when dealing with freezing order

Ex-Freshfields partner ‘caught on the shifting sands of attitudes towards sexual behaviour’, High Court told
Ryan Beckwith appealing £35,000 fine over drunken sexual incident with junior colleague