Tag: United Kingdom
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City Law Society training chief urges law firms to support trainees struggling with SQE
Clifford Chance revoked TC offers while Macfarlanes has ‘pass first time’ policy In the same week that Clifford Chance revoked training contract offers of students… Read More
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Politics@Lunch: The rise and rise of Reform UK
The below content first appeared in Politics.co.uk’s Politics@Lunch newsletter, subscribe here and never miss this daily briefing. The Conservative Party is now just four points ahead… Read More
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Macfarlanes future trainees fear for careers amid firm’s ‘must pass first time’ SQE policy
Follows Clifford Chance terminating TCs As the shockwaves continue to be felt from Clifford Chance’s decision to cancel TC offers for several students who failed… Read More
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Rwanda Bill sent back to MPs after peers inflict seven defeats on government
The Safety of Rwanda Bill has been sent back to MPs by peers, after the House of Lords inflicted seven defeats on the government on… Read More
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Dealing with the mental ‘shockwave’ of the SQE
A paralegal opens up about wellbeing challenges associated with the new assessment The opinion you never asked for — I passed the SQE1 exams whilst… Read More
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PMQs verdict: Keir Starmer throws down the election gauntlet
Credit to the government whips today who found in Conservative MP Giles Watling a willing vessel into which to plant a friendly question about inflation.… Read More
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Politics@Lunch: Starmer tells Sunak to ‘pack up and go home’
The below content first appeared in Politics.co.uk’s Politics@Lunch newsletter, subscribe here and never miss this daily briefing. Prime minister’s questions kicked off today with a friendly… Read More
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‘I passed SQE1 at the first attempt – but here’s everything that needs to change’
A future trainee solicitor offers their post-exam reflections The Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) introduced the Solicitors Qualifying Exam (SQE) in September 2021. The SRA aimed… Read More
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Jeremy Hunt: 2% inflation target could be hit ‘within months’
UK inflation for February was at 3.4 per cent, down from 4 per cent, official figures show. It is a larger fall than expected after… Read More
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The key differences between law school and legal practice – a trainee solicitor’s perspective
From lectures to law firms, Grace Makungu details her experiences My journey into the legal industry didn’t follow the typical trajectory of immediately securing a… Read More