LSB welcomes progress on education and training review

10 May 2011

The LSB welcomes today’s joint announcement from the Solicitors Regulation Authority, Bar Standards Board and ILEX Professional Standards about progress with their review of the legal education and training requirements. The appointment of Dame Janet Gaymer and Sir Mark Potter as Co-Chairs of the Review Consultation Panel will provide strong leadership from two highly experienced lawyers. This will help ensure appropriate independent scrutiny of the review, drawing on input from the widest possible range of stakeholders.

The LSB also welcomes the appointment of a consortium of prominent academics led by the UK Centre for Legal Education to carry out research to support the review.

LSB Chairman David Edmonds said “The Review must deliver education and training requirements that are fit for the legal sector of the future and that look beyond initial qualification routes for lawyers (important though those are). We welcome this announcement and look forward to seeing the proposals from the review in the coming 12 months. We will provide any assistance we can to the review and its research team.”