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Stories and information about developments affecting the legal professions, both locally and nationally.

Solicitors Qualifying Examination: Consultation Response
January 25, 2017
Solicitors Qualifying Examination: Consultation Response

The proposed Solicitors Qualification Examination will provide a new form of assessment for entry to the profession

MoJ Consultation on Transforming Our Justice System
January 25, 2017
MoJ Consultation on Transforming Our Justice System

The Law Society has responded to the Ministry of Justice consultation which invited views on broad proposals for 'assisted digital' services

Legal Apprenticeships
January 25, 2017
Legal Apprenticeships

Now that legal apprenticeships are an alternative to the traditional graduate route to qualification, it's possible to qualify as a solicitor, paralegal or chartered legal executive

Issues Affecting Solicitors in 2017
January 25, 2017
Issues Affecting Solicitors in 2017

In the first in a series on the key issues concerning solicitors in 2017, Robert Bourns, President of the Law Society, looks at threats to access to justice

Will Search - Can You Help?
January 3, 2017
Will Search - Can You Help?

Coles Solicitors issue urgent call for assistance in locating the Last Will and Testament of a recently deceased gentleman