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Why scrapping training contracts is a bad idea

Former Taylor Wessing trainee Natalie Salunke questions the recent proposals to do away with training contracts...
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Dentons signs up to exclusive training deal with College of Law

Denton Wilde Sapte has sealed a deal to send all of its future trainees to study exclusively with the College of Law. The agreement, which starts in September, will cover both the Legal Practice Course (LPC) and the Graduate Diploma in Law (GDL). It will allow those with training contracts with Dentons to study at any of the College's five centres in the UK.
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Career Clinic: Is a London TC better than training in the regions?

"I secured a training contract with a regional office of a large international firm back in 2007 to start in 2009 but, as expected, I have been deferred until 2010. "My problem is that I want to change offices and start my training contract in London. My perceptions of the legal world have changed drastically since applying for TCs towards the end of my second year at university and I now feel that the level of work which is available in London is more suited to my professional aspirations for the future.
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Withers signs up to exclusive training deal with BPP

BPP Law School has announced a tie-up with Withers which will see the City firm send its trainees to the school to study the Graduate Diploma in Law and the Legal Practice Course (LPC). Withers trainees will study the courses at BPP's centres in London, Leeds or Manchester, attending lectures and tutorials alongside students with training contracts at other firms.
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Twelve firms sign up for College of Law disputes training

Twelve City law firms have signed up to the College of Law's dispute resolution training consortium. The programme of twelve courses concentrates on the basics of litigation and alternative dispute resolution, and will be taught to lawyers from zero to three years' post qualification experience. It follows similar pooled training programmes that have been introduced during recent years in the areas of corporate, property and banking.
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Career Clinic: Will I get substandard training during the downturn?

"My firm has offered me and my fellow trainees scheduled to begin in September 2009 a sum of money to defer for a year. I am anxious to begin my legal career and I'm not looking forward to a year of unrelated work."However, if I opt to reject the offer to defer, will the quality of training I receive suffer due to the reduced work levels at the firm during the downturn? I am also afraid that rejecting the deferral offer may harm my chances of being offered a NQ position down the line. Are these fears justified?"
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Training and education: Point of entry

The effects of the Solicitors Regulation Authority's (SRA's) latest overhaul of the Legal Practice Course (LPC) will begin to be felt by students and legal service providers during the next two years.Although some LPC providers will implement the new LPC in 2009, most will adopt them in 2010 - the SRA's intended implementation date. The changes that are to be made to the LPC are designed to widen entry into the legal profession by enabling providers to potentially offer students a more flexible way of studying. However, this myriad of new possibilities may have left students and legal service providers feeling confused. Comments on web pages show that students are debating which route they should take; what the cost of the new LPC will be; how long it will take to complete the new LPC; and what will happen when LPC places outnumber training contracts.
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Training and education: Lessons for the future

Last week we unveiled to our future trainees what we see as a groundbreaking approach in their development: a fully-fledged MBA me with BPP's Business School. Why is Simmons & Simmons doing this? Given the current economic climate, there was a need to give real consideration to our staffing needs. As a firm we actively manage our business, and ensuring that we have the right number of trainees at the right time is key to this. This year presented a unique challenge, given the changes in the market that have occurred since hiring our 2010 trainees. At the end of last year we asked our March 2009 intake if they would like to consider deferring. Many firms now seem to be thinking along the same lines for their September 2009 intake.
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Training and education: Training partners

I am just coming up to the end of my first term as managing partner of Rickerbys, a 19-partner, Cheltenham-based practice serving both commercial and private clients throughout our region. Despite the challenges brought on by the current economic climate and the pace of change resulting from the Legal Services Act (LSA), I am looking forward to my second term.Prior to being appointed managing partner, I had spent the previous 15 years as a fee earner and subsequently partner in the corporate and commercial team at the firm. I had little prior knowledge or experience of management other than of a small group of fee earners and my secretary.
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Training and education: E for education

Staff training and development is a necessary element of any industry, but its role within the legal profession is paramount. Be it professional skills development, keeping up to date with changing law and legislation, new employee induction or the infamous health and safety awareness, training can require huge amounts of investment, both in terms of time and financially. It is essential that employees are provided with the training necessary to perform their roles effectively and meet compliance requirements. But to ensure staff development is effective, and doesn't cost the earth, what measures need to be in place to make sure you're getting the most from your training spend? And what does the future of training in the legal profession hold in terms of learning methods and approaches?
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