Education and training

The Law Society is working to improve the current training system for legal students, with a particular focus on ethics and the Legal Education and Training Review
Legal Education and Training Review (LETR)

The Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA), the Bar Standards Board (BSB) and the Institute of Legal Executives Professional Standards (IPS) have commissioned a review of education and training in the regulated legal sector, which is being carried out by an independent research team. More information can be found on the Legal Education and Training Review website.

Law Society response to LETR discussion paper 02/2012

Law Society response to LETR discussion paper 01/2012

LETR: we want your views

Work based learning evaluation report published by SRA
Focus on ethics

In making an appeal for a greater focus on ethics in the academic stage of legal education, the Law Society is acting on a recommendation in the report by Professor Kim Economides and Justine Rogers published by the Society in March 2009, entitled Preparatory Ethics Training for Future Solicitors.

The report advises the Law Society to 'take a lead and encourage the SRA to initiate a review to ... make awareness of and commitment to legal values, and the moral context of the law, mandatory in undergraduate law degrees ...'.

Preparatory ethics training for future solicitors (PDF 444kb)

Preparatory ethics training for future solicitors: research into the teaching of ethics as part of the preparation for a career in the law.

Mandantory content of the qualifying law degree

Report on legal ethics at the initial stage
LPC aptitude test

LPC aptitude test report published

The Law Society commissioned research to investigate the viability of introducing an aptitude test for entry on the Legal Practice Course and has now published the report by Helen Baron.