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Law Society attacks notion that education and training regime is broken
Monday, 5 November 2012The final discussion paper produced by the Legal Education and Training Review “lacks rigour and is therefore unhelpful” in concluding that the current system is unfit for purpose, the Law Society has said. But it strongly backed creating alternative routes to qualification.
Tags: continuing professional development, CPD, Law Society, legal education and training review, legal practice course, LETR, LPC, work-based learning
Posted in hrtraining, Latest news
Safe hands: why the paralegal work-based learning graduates are fit to be solicitors
Thursday, 7 July 2011Jane Ching, Reader at Nottingham Law School, outlines its experience of running the Solicitors Regulation Authority’s work-based learning pilot that offered a route to qualification as a solicitor for those working as paralegals.
Tags: Solicitors Regulation Authority, work-based learning
Posted in Features, hrtraining, Solicitors
Research casts doubt on whether work-based learning will open up access to profession
Thursday, 2 June 2011Offering would-be solicitors – and particularly paralegals – a route to qualification that does not require a training contract may not be the way to reduce barriers to access to the profession, new research has suggested.
Tags: legal education, Solicitors Regulation Authority, work-based learning
Posted in hrtraining, News, Solicitors
Training reform gathers pace with all-in-one study and work, and accelerated LPC
Monday, 1 March 2010Changes to the structure of solicitors’ training are beginning to gain ground after two major announcements. Northumbria University Law School has joined forces with national law firm Irwin Mitchell to pilot the Solicitors Regulation Authority’s plans for work-based learning. Meanwhile, City giant Linklaters is to introduce an accelerated legal practice course, shortening the course from a year to just over seven months.
Tags: legal practice course, LPC, SRA, work-based learning
Posted in Latest news, Regulation, Solicitors
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The lonely role of a COFA: sharing the burden of risk management
Compliance officers for finance and administration in law firms can often find themselves walking a solitary path. But what if we could create a collaborative culture of shared accountability?
Mind the (justice) gap: Why are RTAs going up but claims still down?
The gap between the number of road traffic accident injuries and the number of motor injury claims continues to widen, according to the latest government data.
Five key issues to consider when adopting an AI-based legal tech
As generative AI starts to play a bigger role in our working lives, there are some key issues that your law firm needs to consider when adopting an AI-based legal tech.
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