Reforming Legal Education – Speech by Lord Neuberger
Reforming Legal Education (PDF)
Speech by Lord Neuberger
The Lord Upjohn Lecture, Association of Law Teachers, 15 November 2012
Source: www.supremecourt.gov.uk
Reforming Legal Education (PDF)
Speech by Lord Neuberger
The Lord Upjohn Lecture, Association of Law Teachers, 15 November 2012
Source: www.supremecourt.gov.uk
“The City of London Law Society has criticised what it calls ‘misconceived’ assumptions underpinning the landmark review of legal training.”
Law Society’s Gazette, 13th November 2012
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
“The Law Society has hit back at claims that the current system of legal education and training is unfit for purpose. In a critical response to a discussion paper published by the cross-professional Legal Education and Training Review (LETR), the Society says it is ‘not aware of clear evidence that the current system is broken’.”
Law Society’s Gazette, 8th November 2012
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
“Today I talk with Andrew Hopper QC about the regulatory framework for solicitors, the Code of Practice, the strengths and shortcomings of the Solicitors regulation Authority and the need for legal education to be improved with good training for prospective lawyers in ethics – the morals and not simply the rules.”
Charon QC, 31st October 2012
Source: www.charonqc.wordpress.com
“Charon QC” is the blogging pseudonym of Mike Semple Piggot, editor of insitelaw newswire.
“Newly-qualified solicitor Sayo Ogundele shares his advice on how to kickstart your career in law while at university.”
The Guardian, 8th October 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“The competitive legal education market means students demand more for their money as universities and law schools strive to ‘add value’.”
The Guardian, 4th October 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“The College of Law is to offer a new combined Legal Practice Course (LPC) and Master of Laws (LLM) course from 2013, replacing its existing LPC qualification with an LLM LPC.”
Legal Week, 3rd October 2012
Source: www.legalweek.com
“Evidence of ‘fundamental gaps’ in lawyers’ skills suggests that the current education system is not fit for purpose, according to a discussion paper published as part of the Legal Education and Training Review (LETR).”
Law Society’s Gazette, 29th August 2012
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
“Two privately owned law schools have bucked the UK-wide trend of fewer students applying for university places by reporting a ‘surge in applications’ for their LL.B law degree courses.”
Law Society’s Gazette, 16th August 2012
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
Judges and professors – Ships passing in the night? (PDF)
Speech by Lord Neuberger of Abbotsbury, Master of the Rolls
Max Planck Institute, 9th July 2012
Source: www.judiciary.gov.uk
“Four legal academics (and Guardian Law’s editor) pose legal dilemmas of the kind you’ll face at interview – and which should intrigue any would-be law student.”
The Guardian, 10th August 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“We asked you to tell us which books a future law student should read. Here are the top nominations – and some of the other contenders.”
The Guardian, 8th August 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“Most undergraduate law degrees include core subjects such as tort and criminal law. But which will help when you’re ordering drinks in the student union bar?”
The Guardian, 8th August 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“Law is often portrayed as a dull discipline pursued by the ethically dubious. Actually it governs everything from embryo to exhumation.”
The Guardian, 6th August 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“Chair of diversity for legal education and training review calls for affirmative action to boost social mobility in law.”
The Guardian, 13th July 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“Today I am talking to Peter Crisp, Dean of BPP Law School, part of BPP University College. We examine the developing law programmes at BPP Law School, the Legal Education Training Review and the changing face of legal education and practice in England & Wales.”
Charon QC, 12th July 2012
Source: www.charonqc.wordpress.com
“Charon QC” is the blogging pseudonym of Mike Semple Piggot, editor of insitelaw newswire.
“Will school-leavers taking the apprenticeship route outstrip traditional law graduates?”
The Guardian, 6th July 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk