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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…
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…
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…
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…
The COVID-19 pandemic; a scapegoat for the imminent collapse of the CJS
This piece was written for the YLAL website by Pietra Asprou, who has recently completed the BPTC and is a paralegal at…
Legal aid news: June 2019
Welcome to our update of the latest legal aid and access to justice news from June 2019. YLAL’s #TakeYourMPToWork campaign: We have…
YLAL response to Law Society article on trainee salaries
The Law Society has published findings which state that the number of trainee solicitors working for less than the recommended minimum salary…
Consent Order in Duncan Lewis no payment without permission JR
As requested at our London meeting on 9 January 2019, please find attached the consent order in Duncan Lewis’ judicial review of…
Resources from Discrimination Event
Attached to this post is Sarah Hannett’s handout from the joint YLAL-DLA event on “Access to Justice for Victims of Discrimination” held…
Litigants in Person – The Harsh Reality of Facing the Court System Alone
YLAL member Mayuri Patel, prepares a thought provoking account of volunteering for the much needed charity, Personal Support Unit….