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
Anthony Collins—William Hallett & Lorna Scully
Anthony Collins hires two talented legal directors
Switalskis—five appointments
Firm expands national abuse compensation team
Mathys & Squire—nine promotions
IP firm announces new partners and senior promotions across UK offices
NEWS
A High Court ruling has sent a jolt through the legal profession after a newly qualified solicitor used an internal AI tool to produce court correspondence containing a fabricated legal citation
A significant data privacy ruling has clarified what counts as valid consent under UK data protection law
Executors may be overlooking billions of pounds in estate assets hidden in forgotten investments and misplaced share certificates
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Family contact disputes are becoming an increasingly prominent feature of Court of Protection litigation
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