PODCAST: with guest Hannah Ganage-Stewart, Editor, Young Lawyer On Wednesday, Law Society chief Lucy Scott-Moncrieff revealed to Kevin Poulter that the Legal Education and Training Review (LETR) is “almost certain” to identify non-graduate routes to qualification as a lawyer. With skills minister Matthew Hancock last month announcing a plan to develop a qualifying-apprenticeship for solicitors (in addition to the … Continue reading
Kevin Poulter fears he may soon be asking his trainees to pass him his slippers It’s not just a grey hair, it’s a wiry, unruly, thick white hair, 8 inches long and it needs to come out, quickly. Worse still, it has some associates who are less compliant in the ease of their removal. I … Continue reading
How many lawyers does it take to open an Olympic Games? KevinPoulter investigates from a particularly unique vantage point So the Olympic bandwagon has rolled, sprinted, swam, cycled, rowed, shot-put, javelined and damn well exploded into and all over town. I am presuming that no one was held up by the strikes at the borders, on the trains, … Continue reading
It’s like a whole new world. Thirty degree heat in October, a new ‘outcomes focused’ code of conduct, the introduction of alternative business structures and a Saturday night without Simon Cowell. Thank goodness Bruce is still on the Beeb to keep us all grounded and remind us that it’s autumn in England. It’s also a … Continue reading
What better way to spend the bonus bank holiday than spring cleaning? I don’t mean polishing the dining table, or even sorting out the bottom drawer of the office filing cabinet though. No, what I mean is a virtual spring clean. As soon as the unfeasibly good weather fades, I’ll be turning my eye to … Continue reading
The Legal Services Board (the LSB) started its work on 1 January 2010. After a few days off, they soon got to work on the 4 January. You may have seen the results of their first commissioned YouGov survey which determined that more than two-thirds of consumers have ‘little or no knowledge’ of what lawyers … Continue reading
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