The first lawyer apprenticeships have been launched. The department for business, innovation and skills announced this week that the apprenticeships in law are ready for delivery. The solicitors’ apprenticeship standard has been developed by groups of employers with support from the Solicitors Regulation Authority. The first legal trainees could join the scheme by as early as September 2016. Gun Judge, resourcing manager at Addleshaw Goodard, says: “Our apprentices create a huge contribution to the firm, and we will be looking to hire more.”
10 September 2015
Lawyer apprenticeships launched
MOVERS & SHAKERS
Sidley—Elaine Whiteford
Sidley adds competition litigator Elaine Whiteford in London
Charles Russell Speechlys—Claudina D’Costa
Charles Russell Speechlys welcomes Claudina D’Costa as Director of Client Development Marketing
DWF—11 appointments
DWF strengthens North West teams with 11 newly qualified solicitors
NEWS
The 25th Pro Bono Week begins today until 6 November, with events hosted by law firms, chambers, law schools and charities across the UK
Pro bono is celebrating a silver anniversary, with initiatives putting businesses and students at the heart of access to justice
Choosing the wrong expert can cost a clinical negligence claimant more than their case
Judges risk weakening their own independence by staying silent over government reforms, a leading public lawyer argues
A discount on damages does not automatically mean an equivalent haircut for legal costs in military deafness claims
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