In case you missed it, the Law Society Gazette reported at the beginning of June 2022 that Hugh James Solicitors became the first conveyancer to complete a transaction with HM Land Registry with an electronic signature which does not require a witness. This has the potential to significantly reduce the period of time taken to […]
* Now Updated with the Email with the actual request for info* The SRA seem to be emailing firms they regulate to ask them to get ready for a request for information concerning AML on matters they have worked on in the last year. This is kind of them! They state that they will contact […]
QWE, in the context of qualifying as a Solicitor of England & Wales, stands for Qualifying Work Experience. It is one of the 4 elements the SRA (Solicitors Regulation Authority) requires an Aspiring Solicitor to complete before they admit them onto the roll as a qualified solicitor of England & Wales. The SRA require you […]
One of our clients has kindly given permission for us to publish his feedback after having sat the first ever SQE2 exam - in April 2002. Many have asked questions about the exam. So, here is what one person said about their experience. We have put this post up on the hope that it is […]
All SRA regulated firms, regardless of size, have to collect, report and publish data about the diversity make-up of their workforce every two years. Update on the collection of diversity data in 2021 The SRA received diversity data from 90 per cent of law firms in 2021 and the data is available to view in […]
Lovely to receive this testimonial from one of our client firms: "Ingemar has provided me with great support with my law firm. HCL has been extremely helpful with the implementation of LEAP case management system and training in respect of the same. HCL was available to answer all questions and queries. There has been general […]
Firms have now been told if they were successful. This is conditional on obtaining SQM or Lexcel or whatever else they require! Feel free to reach out if you need help. We were contacted by 2 firms yesterday - one whilst the SQM auditor was still doing the audit in the firm! I'm told the […]
AML - changes coming soon - Those in the Legal & Financial sectors in particular, but all business in general, will need to keep an eye out for this. Obviously this is to cut the ability of Russians to launder their money and arises from the reaction to the invasion of Ukraine by Russia. I've […]
DPO stands for 'Data Protection Officer'. He or she is the person appointed by your organisation as the specialist to advise on ensuring that you are compliant with GDPR and Data Protection requirements. We asked our Data Protection Officer, Nick Richards CIPP/E CIPM FIP, to list some of the things he does for our client […]
If you are a Foreign Qualified Lawyer (not England & Wales) then you may get exemption from some or all of the requirements for qualifying as an English Solicitor under the SQE route. Normally you will be exempt from the requirement to have your QWE confirmed to the SRA. You may also get exemption from […]
