Category Archives: legal Education

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

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

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?

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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