Some interesting bits from the SRA Conference yesterday on the SQE. When? SQE 1 exams will be on 8th (FLK 1) & 11th Nov 2021 (FLK 2), 5 hrs exam each day (in 2 halves with an hour’s break between). SQE 2 exams will be in April 2022 Where will they be? You will be […]
We have had quite a few aspiring solicitors asking for guidance on this subject - quite understandably. The SRA has published some helpful guidance on this subject. Below are some of the most pertinent points. However, first of all here is a link to a really useful tool the SRA have put up. It is […]
The Law Society Gazette reports today that the Legal Services Board has approved the SQE - due to start in the autumn of next year. Uncertainty has been removed. Qualifying as a solicitor will be by this method from the autumn on 2021. Here's a link to the article in the LS Gazette announcing this: […]
The Government Apprenticeship Scheme is promoted as an option by the SRA for a way to assist with the funding of training costs. It is Government Policy to help people into employment to be able to use their skills and become good tax-payers. So, you should be pushing at an open door. In October 2020 […]
The new SQE regime came into effect September 2021. There are transitional arrangements for those who have started to train beforehand so they do not have to go back to the beginning. The idea is to have 1 standard across the whole jurisdiction of England & Wales. Currently each organisation providing the LPC creates its […]
We are at the forefront of helping Aspiring Solicitors with the confirmation of their QWE. Ingemar Hunnings, our lead consultant, is a solicitor and has confirmed the QWE of several Aspiring Solicitors, which has been accepted by the SRA. Both from the UK and abroad (Israel, India, Hong Kong, Taiwan, Oman, Nigeria). We also provide […]
Written by our lead consultant: Ingemar Hunnings I’ve been asked to write an article giving some guidance for foreign qualified lawyers who would like to cross-qualify as a Solicitor of England & Wales. What I write will apply in general to anyone who is classed as a ‘foreign qualified lawyer’ i.e. qualified outside of the […]
The way that people qualify as solicitors is changing. Below we’ll give some information on the new route to qualify as a solicitor of England & Wales and the potential economic impact on law firms. What is Happening? The old LPC route has been replaced by the SQE (Solicitors Qualification Exam). The LPC was a […]
Also see Ingemar’s LinkedIn profile DPO Service & GDPR Support Johnny Nichols, COO at Keller Postman UK Ltd: "Nick has supported us through a period of rapid growth in clients, people, locations, products and systems. As for so many firms, data is at the heart of our legal work and we cannot afford to […]
