THIS RELEASE HAS BEEN RE-ISSUED, APOLOGIES FOR ANY INCONVENIENCE The Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) has published its response to the 12-week consultation on changes to the education and training regulations. The consultation was launched in December 2013 and closed on 25 February. It represents the first stage of the SRA’s Training for Tomorrow programme and…
In both the UK and the US, lawyers who are BMEs are significantly underrepresented in the legal profession. In the UK, we see significant numbers of BME law and bar school students but low numbers receiving pupillages and training contracts. In the US, the numbers of Black and African American law students have increased slightly…
The BSN Annual General Meeting 2014 will take place on Thursday 24th April 2014 at Linklaters LLP. When Thursday, 24th April 2014 at 6.30pm Agenda 1. Chairs welcome and report 2. Council members report 3. Executive Directors report 4. Treasurers Report 5. Election of Directors 6. Any other business Where Linklaters, 1 Silk St, London…
The JAC has been asked to run a selection exercise to recommend
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Undoubtedly you will have seen last week’s unexpected election..
Transforming legal aid & the Criminal Justice System – Government response Date: Friday 7th March 2014 Location: Law Society, 113 Chancery Lane, London, WC2A 1PL Timings: 5.30pm – 7.30pm Speaker: BSN Director & member of the Law Society’s Criminal Law Practitioners Group Joe Mensah-Dankwah (Foresters Solicitors Ltd, London) Issues 1.Meeting the capacity/quality requirements 2.Consortia &…
Applications for the Law Society Diversity Access Scheme, which offers financial assistance for the Legal Practice Course, are now open. The application form, full information about the criteria for the scheme, process and timetable can be found on the Junior Lawyers Division website.
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Week beginning: 16 December Special general meeting In this week’s From the president, it is only appropriate that I reflect on the special general meeting (SGM) held on Tuesday 17 December and its outcome. An SGM was called to consider a motion of no confidence in the Society’s handling of the proposed criminal legal aid…
