Education & Training

The effect of deregulation on students and trainees

SRA's proposed changes to its education and training regulations further illustrate the shift in its role, says Jackie Panter

Bright idea: apprenticeships capture intelligent people who wouldn't normally be on the radar

Life experience is needed to guide divorcing couples

Can students and trainees manage client expectations as confidently as experienced solicitors, asks Paula McMullan

Don't discredit law schools offering the LPC or BPTC

Responsible law schools guide and advise their law students on what step to take next, not let them be led astray by unsuitable alternatives to qualification, says Paula Moffatt

Training providers are out of touch with the profession

Qualifying solicitors need appropriate, practical programmes to suit modern life, says Stuart Price

Have stakeholders been short-sighted on legal education and training reform?

A ccording to an ICM poll for the government, 44 per cent of businesses in the country plan to take on apprentices in the next five years, and a fifth of SMEs plan to take on one or more apprentices in the next 12 months alone.

The LLM: do not underestimate the value of developing expertise

Achieving an LLM qualification provides the opportunity to stand out from the crowd, says Simon Boyes

Why is avoiding maths so common in the profession?

Why do so many people involved in legal learning and practice baulk at the idea of dealing confidently and proficiently with numbers, asks Louise Taylor

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