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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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Succession (Season 5) – Santa looks to the future
It’s time for the annual Christmas blog from Nigel Wallis, consultant at Legal Futures Associate O’Connors Legal Services.
The COLP and management 12 days of Christmas checklist
Leading up to Christmas this year, it might be a quieter time to reflect on trends, issues and regulation, and how they might impact your firm.
The next wave of AI: what’s really coming in 2025
The most exciting battle in artificial intelligence isn’t unfolding in corporate labs; it’s happening in the open-source community.
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