The introduction of the Solicitors Qualifying Exam (SQE) in September 2021 raises questions about what students need to be doing to maximise their employability under the new, more flexible system. Is it enough to pass SQE1 and 2 or do candidates need something extra? What are the essential employability skills that employers want and have these changed following the pandemic, as well as SQE? LawCareers.Net spoke to The University of Law’s John Watkins about how students can make themselves employable alongside preparing for the SQE.

How will the SQE impact how solicitors are trained and developed?

DWF Group Limited partner Sarah Mir speaks about her work in catastrophic injury insurance, why she was drawn to this area of the law and the array of opportunities at DWF. 

I’m qualifying via the Solicitors Qualifying Exam but don’t understand the difference between training contracts and qualifying work experience. How do I know what’s best for me?

Fiona Woolf CBE, the corporate lawyer recently appointed as the new lord mayor of the City of London, has been announced as The University of Law chancellor.

The University of Law has announced the relocation of its Yorkshire training centre from York to Leeds.

The University of Law has opened submissions for its annual essay competition for students in years 10 to 13.

The University of Law has launched its newest scholarship, available to one student from a low-income household and known as the Baroness Sayeeda Warsi Set for Success scholarship.

Our solicitor apprenticeship programme is a career pathway for people seeking to qualify as a solicitor without having to attend university full-time. The programme lasts six years, during which time you'll be working across a range of teams, while studying one-day a week with BPP University Law School.

The University of Law (ULaw) has agreed a new partnership with leading firm Muckle LLP, which will see ULaw become the exclusive Solicitors Qualifying Exam training provider for the firm’s future trainees from September 2023. 

For the second year running, London Metropolitan University has run a “Get into Law” event, aimed at encouraging students from underrepresented backgrounds into both postgraduate study and the legal profession.

The Kent Law Campaign Student Group organised a 5km fun run, held on Sunday 3 November at the University of Kent campus.

Law is a profession which is seen by many as being dependent on an individual's reputation and accolades.

The Solicitors Regulation Authority’s latest report shows a drop in overall pass rate for the first part of the Solicitors Qualifying Exam (SQE), SQE1, from 53% in the November 2021 sitting to 51% in the January 2023 sitting.