Tag: SRA

Paralegal jailed for online child abuse removed from profession

Aspiring barrister pleaded guilty to 158 sex offences

Feb 27 2020 10:02am

SRA won’t appeal Ryan Beckwith ruling

Ex-Freshfields partner was fined £35,000, but not struck off, for engaging in sexual activity with a junior female colleague

Feb 24 2020 5:01pm

SRA dismisses call to disclose LPC provider pass rates

Junior Lawyers Division's plea comes after stats show law school success scores vary from 100% to 29%

Feb 24 2020 10:52am

LPC pass rates nosedive as report reveals one law school where just 29% of students made the grade

While achievement gap between white and ethnic minority students remains large

Feb 17 2020 11:39am

SRA to make decision on SQE1 skills assessment in New Year

Feedback from spring pilot advised it be ditched

Dec 11 2019 8:53am

First speakers announced for Future of Legal Education and Training Conference London 2020

Sales of Super Early Bird Tickets end this Friday

Nov 25 2019 12:36pm

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

Super-regulator flags concerns over quality and cost

Nov 13 2019 10:46am

Lawyers joining Extinction Rebellion protests risk disciplinary action, solicitor warns

Leigh Day associate Gideon Habel advises legally-minded protestors to carry out 'risk analysis' before hitting the streets

Oct 24 2019 10:41am

Document deception sees trainee solicitor removed from profession

Rookie says he's learned from experience

Sep 19 2019 10:37am

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
SQE super-exam students solicitors

Junior lawyers seek to have approval of the SQE overturned

Letter to Justice Committee aims to skewer super-exam

Jun 24 2019 12:00pm

How one law school is preparing for the biggest shake-up to legal education in a generation

Andrew Chadwick, dean of BPP University Law School, discusses the SQE, technology and the opportunities ahead

Apr 23 2019 1:37pm

New solicitor super-exam to be ‘substantially cheaper’ than LPC

Exclusive: Cost of law school set to plunge, but concerns about "dumbing down" persist

Nov 28 2016 9:03am