“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
“New rules for solicitors (and registered European lawyers) who want to undertake criminal advocacy form January 2013 will require them to notify the Solicitors Regulation Authority under the new Quality Assurance Scheme for Advocates (Crime) arrangements, writes Anne-Marie Lynch. The scheme opens on July 2nd 2012 and will be open for notifications until 21st September 2012. It will introduce a system for accreditation for criminal advocacy work in the Crown and magistrates’ courts.”
LegalVoice, 20th June 2012
Source: www.legalvoice.org.uk
“Joshua Rozenberg watches judges in training at a Midlands conference hotel.”
The Guardian, 8th February 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“Special training for rape case judges is needed to tackle preconceived ideas – and already it is starting to work.”
The Guardian, 31st January 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“Today I am talking to Emily Allbon, law Librarian at City University and the editor of the excellent Lawbore resource website. Research skills lie at the root of all legal work, whether in academe or practice, so we are going to look at the skills needed and resources available to law students and lawyers in the modern era. We may even have time to look at the value of legal blogging and social media for younger lawyers and not so young lawyers.”
Charon QC, 14th April 2011
Source: www.charonqc.wordpress.com
“Charon QC” is the blogging pseudonym of Mike Semple Piggot, editor of insitelaw newswire.
“Keeping up to speed with the latest legal practices is not a matter of choice for solicitors, as Liz Lightfoot explains.”
The Independent, 20th November 2008
Source: www.independent.co.uk
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