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February 7, 2022

Third YLAL Covid-19 Report

On 8th February 2022, Young Legal Aid Lawyers (YLAL) published its third and final report on the impact of Covid-19 on its…

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December 15, 2021

YLAL response to MoJ call for evidence on immigration legal aid fees and the online system

On 2 December 2021, YLAL submitted its response to the Ministry of Justice’s call for evidence on immigration legal aid fees and the…

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Q&A with Katy Robinson on Solicitor Apprenticeships and the SQE

Whilst we’re talking about different routes to qualification, there is another option to the LPC, separate from SQE, which has been available…

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December 3, 2021

SQE Survey Report 2021

On 12 May 2021, YLAL sent a survey to its members. The purpose of this was to gain an understanding into the likely…

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SQE: (Un)Reasonable Adjustments?

This article was written by a guest author, who would like to remain anonymous.   I decided to write this blog to…

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November 24, 2021

Routes to Qualification

The Solicitors Qualifying Examination (SQE) has brought in huge changes to the way in which solicitors become qualified. We have created a…

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November 4, 2021

SQE or LPC: What do the candidates think?

    In just a few days’ time the first candidates will sit the new Solicitor’s Qualifying Exam (SQE). For the first…

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October 8, 2021

Interview: Dr Jess Guth on the SQE

Q&A with Dr Jess Guth on the Solicitors Qualifying Exam (SQE) YLAL’s Aneela Samrai sat down with Dr Jess Guth for a…

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September 9, 2021

The impact of SQE on workers’ rights

  This article is brought to you by James Cunningham from Legal Sector Workers United In 2014 the SRA, as part of the…

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May 19, 2021

Solicitors Qualifying Exam Hub

  YLAL is often contacted by our members to ask what will SQE mean for them, how will it work, how much…

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