Category Archives: legal Education

Don’t complain: OFT come back for a look at legal services

Posted on January 18, 2013 by

An old OFT report was one of the precursors to the Legal Services Act. It has just published a report on legal services regulation taking stock, post  implementation.  Some of the interesting points are: Out of an estimated 3 million annual … Continue reading →

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LETR Discussion Doc #4: is the end in sight, the end?

Posted on September 3, 2012 by

The LETR has produced a fourth discussion document. It’s not long now until the final report is due and we are promised a number of research papers between then (December) and now. The document is careful not to prejudge most … Continue reading →

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LETR: Is there a big hole opening up under the solicitors’ profession?

Posted on March 2, 2012 by

Two papers published this week on legal education underline for me a number of unresolved tensions in professional regulation. The papers come from the Legal Services Board and the College of Law’s Legal Services Institute, the latter authored by Stephen … Continue reading →

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Minimum Salary: In real trouble this time

Posted on January 19, 2012 by

Every time there is a recession, the solicitors’ profession likes to reconsider minimum salaries for its trainees. For a while this was a kind of annual sport. Chairs of the Trainee Solicitors’ Group and the Young Solicitors’ Group Lawyers (I … Continue reading →

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Do Lawyers Need Scholars?

Posted on January 4, 2012 by

This is my talk to UCL’s debate on legal education: do lawyers need to be scholars? I have amended it slightly to read as a blog rather than a talk. If we leave the question at ‘do lawyers need to … Continue reading →

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