Anglia Ruskin University welcomes students to new LLM with SQE Prep
Director of University Partnerships Chris Howard caught up with Sohini Alg, SQE Course Director and Senior Lecturer at Anglia Ruskin University (ARU) and an experienced immigration law practitioner, about the university’s new one-year LLM programme that includes SQE1 Prep, designed to set up their students for their future. Chris Howard: Sohini, what was your background […]
Vinson & Elkins achieves talent development success with SQE
Vinson & Elkins (V&E) is a global law firm, working with leading companies on wide-ranging matters in key industries across the economy. The firm, which has over 700 lawyers across 11 offices, opened their London office in 1971, making them one of the first U.S. law firms to operate in the city. V&E were one of the early adopters of […]
Linklaters and BARBRI support international talent through SQE
Linklaters offers a unique pathway for international talent into England and Wales qualification, in collaboration with BARBRI. Our Business Development Director Jonathan Worrell caught up with Will Buckley, Senior Trainee Development Advisor, and Sophie Thomas, Trainee Recruitment Manager, about their training programme for their international clerks. Jon Worrell: Will, tell us about your background. What […]
How Norfolk local government is using the apprenticeship levy to upskill their paralegals
To help their public organisation overcome their talent development and training funding needs, nplaw chose to upskill their paralegals via the apprenticeship route. Here Matt Skelding, BARBRI Global Business Development Manager, caught up with Fiona Anthony, Practice and Professional Development Manager at nplaw, Norfolk County Council, as well as paralegal and solicitor apprentice Lizzie Baker, […]
How Edge Hill University prepares future lawyers for the modern world
Chris Howard, BARBRI’s Director of University Partnerships, chatted with Dr Jennifer Giblin, Associate Head of School at the School of Law, Criminology & Policing at Edge Hill University in Liverpool, about their LLM in SQE/Legal Practice and what a law student can do to stand out in the competitive job market. Chris: Welcome, it’s great […]
How Factor is nurturing talent and boosting retention with the SQE
About Factor: Factor focuses on solving high-frequency complex transactional legal work, supporting multinational clients across industries with contracting enablement and contracting execution. The team has created a new category of legal services blending the best of traditional law, new law and in-house to deliver complex legal work at scale. Their goal is to break the forced trade-offs […]
Brabners partners with BARBRI to support future talent
Brabners is a purpose-led independent law firm and certified B Corp, recently voted as the best law firm to work for by Best Companies 2023. With offices across Lancashire, Leeds, Liverpool and Manchester, it has an ambitious and inclusive culture that places people at the heart of its strategy. Brabners has partnered with BARBRI as its preferred provider to […]
King’s College London: Ensuring Law degrees remain relevant
Chris Howard, our University Partnerships Director, caught up with Michael Butler, Senior Lecturer in Law and the Director of the Professional Law Institute at King’s College London, about challenging the status quo, providing for the SQE, careers-focused education in a research-based institution, and the future of legal education. Chris Howard: Michael, thanks very much for […]
De Montfort University launches new LLM SQE programme
“We sought out expertise and reputation” The Leicester De Montfort Law School at The De Montfort University (DMU) has recently launched their LLM SQE programme, with BARBRI’s SQE1 Prep 40-Week course embedded within. Robbie Burke, Account Manager for Universities at BARBRI, spoke to Associate Head of Law Brett Koenig about the benefits of partnering. Date: […]
When a university Head of Law sits the SQE
Amir Paz-Fuchs may well be the first and only head of law to have completed the SQE himself. Matthew Skelding, Business Development Manager at BARBRI, caught up with Amir, the Head of the School of Law at Sussex University and a professor of Law and Social Justice, who shared his first-hand insights into the SQE, […]
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