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SRA puts Solicitors Qualifying Examination at centre of training revolution
Tuesday, 8 December 2015The Solicitors Regulation Authority has set out plans for a centralised assessment test, the Solicitors Qualifying Examination, for all those wanting to join the profession. The new exam would not be introduced before the 2018/19 academic year.
Tags: competence statement, Education and training, Solicitors Regulation Authority
Posted in Latest news, Regulation, Solicitors
Single statement of skills for solicitors and barristers “not possible”, BSB admits
Thursday, 16 April 2015The Bar Standards Board (BSB) has said that producing a “common document” on the knowledge and skills required by solicitors and barristers has “not proved possible”.
Tags: bar standards board, competence statement, Solicitors Regulation Authority
Posted in Barristers, Latest news, Regulation
Over 200 firms of all sizes opt in to ‘hours-free’ continuing competence, SRA says
Friday, 10 April 2015The Solicitors Regulation Authority has said that over 200 law firms of all sizes have opted into its new ‘continuing competence’ regime. From 1 April firms have been able to leave behind the old hours-based continuing professional development system.
Tags: competence statement, continuing professional development, CPD, Solicitors Regulation Authority, training declaration
Posted in Latest news, Regulation, Solicitors
Competence statement could be used as enforcement tool, SRA chief says
Thursday, 12 March 2015The Solicitors Regulation Authority adopted a new way to judge lawyers’ competence yesterday, which will for the first time mean it does not need to rely entirely on expert opinion or case law.
Tags: competence statement, CPD, Solicitors Regulation Authority
Posted in Latest news, Regulation, Solicitors
Law Society to SRA: do not abandon training contract
Friday, 16 January 2015The Law Society has called on the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) not to abandon the training contract, which it is said was viewed by other jurisdictions as the “gold standard”.
Tags: competence statement, Law Society, Solicitors Regulation Authority
Posted in Competence, Latest news, Practice Management, Regulation, Solicitors
Good drafting more important than SRA rules, say clients
Wednesday, 5 November 2014Consumers and businesses believe that drafting “legally accurate and effective” documents is a more important quality of a competent solicitor than following professional rules, a major study has found.
Tags: competence statement, ethics, LETR, Solicitors Regulation Authority
Posted in Latest news, Regulation, Solicitors
SRA’s competence statement wins high marks from solicitors
Tuesday, 21 October 2014Solicitors, consumers and businesses who took part in research for the Solicitors Regulation Authority have given high marks to a draft competence statement, which aims to define the standards needed to enter and remain in the profession.
Tags: bar standards board, competence statement, Solicitors Regulation Authority
Posted in hrtraining, Latest news, Regulation, Solicitors
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Keeping the conversation going beyond Pride Month
As I reflect on all the celebrations of Pride Month 2024, I ask myself why there remains hesitancy amongst LGBTQ+ staff members about when it comes to being open about their identity in the workplace.
Third-party managed accounts: Your key questions answered
The Solicitors Regulation Authority has given strong indications that it is headed towards greater restrictions on law firms when it comes to handling client money.
Understanding vicarious trauma in the legal workplace
Vicarious trauma can happen to anyone who works with clients who have experienced trauma such as domestic or other violence, child abuse, sexual assault, torture or being a refugee.
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