Bar Standards Board seeks views on Bar Transfer Test – Bar Standards Board
“The Bar Standards Board has issued a consultation reviewing the Bar Transfer Test (BTT).”
Bar Standards Board, 22nd June 2012
Source: www.barstandardsboard.org.uk
Category: legal education
Law Society responds to training review – Law Society’s Gazette
“Bottlenecks in the legal training system are inevitable so long as there are more aspiring entrants to the profession than the market can employ, the Law Society points out in its first formal response to the Legal Education and Training Review (LETR). ”
Law Society’s Gazette, 31st May 2012
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
The Inns of Court continue drive to promote access and social mobility – Inner Temple
“Responding to the release of the Fair Access to Professional Careers, Patrick Maddams, Sub-Treasurer of The Honourable Society of the Inner Temple, one of the four Inns of Court, said: ‘We welcome this progress report and the recognition of the work the Inns of Court have been undertaking to promote access to the Bar. The Inns of Court between them now provide nearly £5 million per year in scholarships to ensure that financial need does not prevent capable students of studying for the Bar.’ ”
Inner Temple, 30th May 2012
Source: www.innertemple.org.uk
A 3 minute law degree? Clever but no mention of Eddie Stobart barristers – The Guardian
“Students deciding whether to shell out for a law degree will be greatly helped by initiatives like Birkbeck’s taster.”
The Guardian, 23rd May 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Lawcast 202: Gary Slapper on the fabric of law in society and weird cases – Charon QC
“Today I am talking with Professor Gary Slapper, Director of NYU. We have a wide ranging discussion on the fabric of law in society, the College of Law sale, the proposed new ‘practice oriented’ degrees and their value, if any, and consider the quality of judges. Gary also introduces a few unusual cases towards the end.”
Charon QC, 22nd May 2012
Source: www.charonqc.wordpress.com
“Charon QC” is the blogging pseudonym of Mike Semple Piggot, editor of insitelaw newswire.
Difference between an excellent pupillage interview and a good one – The Guardian
“Stay focused, appear reasonable and craft an anecdote. And try to be likable.”
The Guardian, 8th May 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
College of Law sale prompts call for private equity veto – The Guardian
“The government is being urged to prevent universities being bought by private equity firms after the College of Law, a charity that provides teaches law courses in London and six other cities across England, was sold to a private equity firm for £200m.”
The Guardian, 17th April 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Legal education review calls for response to ‘radical’ proposals – Legal Week
“The Legal Education and Training Review (LETR) has issued a call for feedback on radical proposals for reform, including the replacement of the training contract with a more flexible period of ‘supervised practice’.”
Legal Week, 12th April 2012
Source: www.legalweek.com
How do you get lawyers to do what is ‘right’? – The Guardian
“UCL Centre for Ethics and Law hopes to create a culture where lawyers do more than complying with the minimum they can get away with.”
The Guardian, 5th April 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Legal training: the best routes to becoming a lawyer – The Lawyer
“Abolishing the concept of the qualifying law degree, more common training for prospective lawyers, replacing the training contract with ‘supervised practice’ and sector-wide CPD – just some of the ‘more radical’ ideas being considered by the profession-wide Legal Education and Training Review (LETR).”
The Lawyer, 29th March 2012
Source: www.thelawyer.com
Eldon Lecture on workforce diversity – Legal Services Board
Eldon Lecture on workforce diversity (PDF)
Lecture by LSB Chairman David Edmonds
Legal Services Board, 22nd March 2012
Source: www.legalservicesboard.org.uk
Forget Tesco law, this legal education review will transform the legal market – The Guardian
“The problems of the legal education and training system have been well documented on this website over recent months, dominated in particular by too many law students chasing too few jobs, the debt they accumulate in the process and the impact on diversity.”
The Guardian, 19th March 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Bigger than ABSs? The high-stakes review of legal education – Legal Week
“While alternative business structures are gaining all the headlines right now, something perhaps even more fundamental is going on this year: the Legal Education and Training Review (LETR). Many know it’s happening, but I suspect few quite understand how radically it could reshape the foundation of becoming a lawyer.”
Legal Week, 6th March 2012
Source: www.legalweek.com
How to avoid cross examinations – The Guardian
“Alex Aldridge offers some tips for law students sitting their oral and written exams.”
The Guardian, 5th March 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
