“Can I still qualify as a solicitor via the Legal Practice Course (LPC) even though the Solicitors Qualifying Exam (SQE) is now the new pathway into the profession?” This is a question that is becoming increasingly more familiar as many aspiring lawyers consider their next step towards qualification.

“Can I still qualify as a solicitor via the Legal Practice Course (LPC) even though the Solicitors Qualifying Exam (SQE) is now the new pathway into the profession?” This is a question that’s becoming increasingly more familiar as many aspiring lawyers consider their next step towards qualification.

I recently started my ‘Practical Legal Research and Writing’ module on the LPC and after weeks of covering the core modules based around substantive law, I was looking forward to changing tack and learning some skills. I am fast learning that skills are harder than they seem! 

Even though it feels like I only started the Legal Practice Course (LPC) yesterday, I am somehow already preparing to take my mock exams.

As reported by the Law Gazette, the number of students submitting applications to study the legal practice course is down 10% on 2013 figures.

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I, like many of you reading this, have just finished exam season. The relief is palpable! But once the post-exam elation becomes slightly less new and shiny, it's easy to feel a bit empty. After all, you’ve worked extremely hard for a sustained period and for the first time in a while you have more choice about how you spend your time.

I hope you all had a chance to take a break from studying and applications over the winter break.

The City of London Corporation’s plans for a new development called the ‘Justice Quarter’, which will include an innovative 18-courtroom facility, new headquarters for the City of London Police and new east-west links through the site, as well as creating 400 new jobs, received the go ahead in April.

The London Metropolitan University’s Faculty of Business and Law has been awarded funding from the Higher Education Funding Council for England to set up a mentoring programme for law undergraduates from under-represented backgrounds.

Top London chambers 11 Stone Buildings (11SB) has announced that it is to dissolve.

The University of Law has linked up with several London boroughs to provide its first Higher Apprenticeships in Legal Services.

We are all disappointed to be starting the first month of a fresh new year with a third lockdown. The government’s guidance does, however, allow us to venture out once a day to complete one form of exercise. In this blog, I want to highlight some of the ways you can make the most of this daily break outside and, at the same time, continue rocking your legal journey! 

While the private sector offers a wide range of opportunities, such as working with individuals, families, and businesses on local and international levels, it's not for everyone.

City firm and veritable fairy godmother Linklaters has launched a new competition called Aspire which allows entrants to select their own prize.

Five refugees are due to sit the Solicitors Qualifying Exam (SQE) in September with the support of magic circle firm Linklaters.

Magic circle firm Linklaters has launched an ‘online internship’ inviting students to test how they get on with the types of work experienced by real-life vacation scheme candidates.

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