Category: legal education

Lord Hunt hails start of public legal education dialogue – Ministry of Justice

Posted July 11th, 2007 in legal education, press releases by michael

“Public legal education is vital in providing access to justice by making people aware of their rights and responsibilities, legal aid minister Lord Hunt said today.”

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Ministry of Justice, 11th July 2007

Source: www.justice.gov.uk

Bar Council and SMF team-up to offer placement scheme – Bar Council

Posted July 3rd, 2007 in barristers, legal education, news by sally

“The Bar Council is joining forces with the Social Mobility Foundation to offer a placement scheme for 27 students from disadvantaged backgrounds later this month.” 

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Bar Council press release, 2nd July 2007

Source: www.barcouncil.org.uk

College of Law strikes key deal with 30 firms – The Lawyer

Posted June 26th, 2007 in law firms, legal education, news by sally

“The College of Law’s plan to dominate legal education has moved up a gear after it struck a major deal with 30 law firms to provide a pioneering training programme for its junior corporate lawyers.”

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The Lawyer, 25th June 2007

Source: www.thelawyer.com

Bar Standards Board rejects deferral of call to the Bar and proposes new online register of barristers – Bar Standards Board

Posted June 8th, 2007 in barristers, legal education, press releases by sally

“There had been concerns that, by allowing those who had completed the Bar Vocational Course to be called to the Bar and to describe themselves as ‘barristers’, the public might be misled as to who is a fully qualified practitioner. But in a report on its provisional conclusions on deferral of call, published today after a year-long consultation and research exercise, the Board says “deferring call to the Bar until after pupillage would not be an appropriate response to the risk which it is intended to address”.”

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Bar Standards Board press release, 8th June 2007

Source: www.barstandardsboard.org.uk

Limiting the number of BVC students will “not improve quality” – Law Society’s Gazette

Posted June 8th, 2007 in barristers, legal education, news by sally

“Limiting student numbers on the bar vocational course (BVC) and requiring students to have a 2:1 will not improve quality or diversity among barristers, the Bar Standards Board (BSB) has warned.”

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Law Society’s Gazette, 7th June 2007

Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk

SRA delays launch of abridged LPC – The Lawyer

Posted June 4th, 2007 in legal education, news, solicitors by sally

“Alternative routes to qualifying as a solicitor will not be piloted this year as planned, the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) has revealed.”

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The Lawyer, 4th June 2007

Source: www.thelawyer.com

Bar Standards Board attacks plan to cut student numbers – The Times

Posted May 29th, 2007 in barristers, legal education, news by sally

“The Bar Standards Board (BSB) has criticised the Bar Council’s proposals to limit the number of places available on the Barristers Vocational Training course, the compulsory one-year training programme for aspiring barristers.”

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The Times, 29th May 2007

Source: www.timesonline.co.uk

Bar Council prompts war of words over training plans – The Lawyer

Posted May 29th, 2007 in barristers, legal education, news by sally

“The Bar Standards Board (BSB) has lashed out at the Bar Council’s proposals to limit BVC places in submissions made to the Entry to the Bar working party.”

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The Lawyer, 29th May 2007

Source: www.thelawyer.com

Solicitors swing behind Neuberger’s controversial Bar diversity drive – Legal Week

Posted April 26th, 2007 in barristers, legal education, news by sally

“A survey of senior partners has uncovered strong support from solicitors for a raft of measures designed to open up the Bar to people from less privileged backgrounds.”

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Legal Week, 26th April 2007

Source: www.legalweek.com

Bar group floats capping BVC places and relaxing funding in access push – Legal Week

Posted April 5th, 2007 in barristers, legal education, news by sally

“The Bar Council may limit the number of places available on the Bar Vocational Course (BVC) and force course providers to reveal students’ chances of gaining a pupillage as part of a shake-up of the profession’s recruitment rules.”

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Legal Week, 5th April 2007

Source: www.legalweek.com