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In this article, The College of Legal Practice’s Programme Leader, Sarah Taylor, shares her expertise on the considerations for Qualifying Work Experience (QWE) providers.

A leading Midlands law firm has agreed a partnership which will allow employees from all parts of the firm to train and qualify as solicitors.

The route to qualifying as a solicitor in England and Wales has changed. The Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) has introduced the Solicitors Qualifying Examination (SQE) which will eventually replace the current Legal Practice Course (LPC).

The College of Legal Practice launches today a unique series of digital learning resources for L&D professionals in the Legal Sector. Titled ‘Online by Design’ – the set of articles and guides aims to explore ways to help L&D teams reimagine their learning experiences for a post-pandemic digital age.

Practical training has long been a part of the route to qualifying as a solicitor. The idea is that real life experience of providing legal services is essential to acquire the necessary skills for practice. Such training has had various names, most recently ‘period of recognised training, before that ‘training contract, before that, ‘articles of clerkship’ and in its latest guise, ‘Qualifying work experience’ or QWE as it is widely known. Whatever it’s been called, it has been necessary to complete a period of practical training in order to satisfy the regulatory requirements for entry to the roll of solicitors.