Legal Education and Training Review - next steps for regulation, skills and competitiveness
October 8, 2013
Location
Central London
TBA
London,
United Kingdom
Description
This seminar will provide a timely opportunity to consider the future of legal education and training in England and Wales, and is scheduled as legal regulators and policymakers are expected to respond to the Legal Education and Training Review's (LETR) final report - expected later this year.
Sessions will bring together key stakeholders working across the current legal education and training framework - including colleges, universities, careers advisory services, training providers and legal regulators - alongside law firms, chambers and other prominent legal employers to discuss how the LETR's findings might impact on the future of the sector, and challenges ahead for promoting an "independent, strong, diverse and effective" legal profession as dictated by the Legal Services Act 2007. Delegates will have the opportunity to consider how undergraduate legal study can adapt to a fast evolving legal services market; the future of the Legal Practice Course (LPC) and Bar Professional Training Course (BPTC); latest thinking on the availability of training contracts; diversity and inclusivity in the legal workplace; and the LETR's wider implications for competitiveness, skills and access to the profession.
We are delighted that Simon Thornton-Wood, Head of Education & Training, Bar Standards Board (BSB); Ian Watson, Chief Executive, ILEX Professional Standards (IPS) and a speaker confirmed from the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) have agreed to deliver keynote addresses at this seminar.
Additional Information
FINANCIAL TERMS AND CONDITIONS: The delegate fee includes copies of the presentations via PDF and refreshments. Cancellation fees are as follows: (1) cancellations 14 or more days before the event: £70+VAT cancellation fee; (2) cancellations less than 14 days before the event: no refunds or transfer of bookings to another event. Cancellations must be notified in writing to Westminster Forum Projects. No charge will be made for replacement delegates. The organisers reserve the right to alter the programme and change the speakers without prior notice. Westminster Forum Projects is unable to grant extended credit and therefore must request that full payment be made within 30 days from the date of invoice. Should payment not be received within 30 days from the date of invoice, Westminster Forum Projects will apply an administration charge of £40+VAT.
Organized by
Westminster Forum Projects
4 Bracknell Beeches, Old Bracknell Lane West, Bracknell, Berkshire, RG12 7BW
Bracknell, RG12 7BW
United Kingdom
More Information
Contact: Matthew Dent
Email: info@westminsterforumprojects.co.uk
Phone: 01344 864796
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