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Luke Deacon (he/him) studies the LPC MSc in Law, Business and Management at The University of Law’s Guildford campus.

In this article, I’m going to outline some advice I would give my past self before starting out as president, or anyone else who is about to embark on the fantastic journey of being a law society president.

Writing this from the departure gate of Johannesburg airport after a week of discussions on international humanitarian law, a day in the life as the legal counsellor to the UK Mission in Geneva is rarely the same. A statement laced with bias: my role is extraordinary.

London South Bank University has released a manual on how to establish and manage a drop-in legal advice clinic.

The government has opposed calls from lawyers in the House of Lords to scale back the powers of the Legal Services Board, claiming instead that the current system is fit for purpose.

The Legal Services Board will stop any proposals to limit law school places following the findings of the Legal Education and Training Review by issuing strict guidelines so that regulators only implement the LETR recommendations that it approves.

The Legal Services Board has published statutory guidance following the Legal Education and Training Review, urging regulators to increase flexibility in education and training.

The Legal Services Board has confirmed plans to regulate all will-writing and estate administration services by classing them as 'reserved activities'.

The Legal Services Board (LSB) has instructed the profession's regulators to gather and publish information which indicates the quality (or lack thereof) of law firms.

The Legal Services Board (LSB) has stepped tentatively into the debate around legal aid to highlight concern about the number of people now facing their legal problems without advice or support.

Almost constant disagreements between the Solicitors Regulation Authority and the Law Society may mean there is a need for a change in the rules governing the two regulators’ relationship, the Legal Services Board has said in its latest consultation. 

David Edmonds, chair of the Legal Services Board, has confirmed that the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales has satisfied the criteria to become an approved regulator of alternative business structures.

The chairman of the Legal Services Board, David Edmonds, has indicated that a single regulator for solicitors and barristers could be created in the not-too-distant future.

The Legal Services Board (LSB) has published a consultation with proposed regulatory measures to strengthen ethical standards in the legal sector.

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Only a small percentage of students on Legal Practice Courses are succeeding in their pursuit of a training contract.

Pass rates for the Legal Practice Course vary from 100% at two universities to just 37% at the lowest performing provider, according to the latest statistics gathered by the Solicitors Regulation Authority.

Legal Practice Course (LPC) pass rates have declined while gaps in attainment remain between BAME and white students, as well as pass rates at the best and worst-performing law schools, research reveals.