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Book review: Legal Training Handbook

01 September 2016
Issue: 7712 / Categories: Features
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"A valuable resource for anyone concerned with the management & delivery of training within a legal practice"

Author: Melissa Hardee
Publisher: Law Society Publishing
ISBN: 9781907698842
Price: £99.95

The two years since the Legal Education and Training Review published its report Setting Standards in June 2013 have seen an unprecedented period of change in the legal training landscape. In May 2015, the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) introduced its new Continuing Competence scheme to replace the previous Continuing Professional Development regime, which had been in place since 1985, and solicitors are no longer required to attend the Management Course Stage 1 training. Additionally, new routes into the legal profession are being developed, with the introduction of the Trailblazer legal apprenticeships from this September. Looking ahead, the SRA is proposing the introduction of a Solicitors Qualification Examination to provide a standardised point of entry into the profession. So there has never been a more opportune moment for this publication to appear.

Thorough guide

The Legal Training Handbook is an admirably thorough guide to the subject, weighing

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