Passive aggressive?

Were you given a name at birth? If so, would you care to use it when commenting publicly?

No it’s not Diane.

First. Your comment. Who said the SQE was perfectly fine? Have a read again of the comments – apply that properly legally trained mind.

Second. Senior status (sir, honourable, idk how to address you). “Sumption could have been even better if he read law, who knows”. There we go, you are right, who knows?, let’s therefore make it obligatory that everyone studies law. End of.

Mind you, these are people who are so good at law that as judges and even as barristers they have an impact on the direction of the law itself. We are talking about solicitors here… I’m a solicitor and could be doing the job I’m doing now without the GDL – there’s no magic, just be moderately bright enough and give up your evenings and weekends 🙂

“Sumption could have been even better if he read law, who knows.”

His legal acumen, I think we’d all agree, was/is way above average in the profession. Hardly a valid argument in favour of insisting on a law degree in order to maintain standards, you daft sod.

“People from Ukraine and Syria”

What is your problem with that, friend?

Extremely bright non-law graduates would be able to navigate any qualification pathway you put in front of them. That doesn’t mean the system doesn’t need changing. It’s like saying the SQE is perfectly fine because supreme court judges would be able to pass it.

Kaplan should allow the big providers like BPP and UoL to block book their candidates for the exam and take the fees from their candidates so students do not have to deal with Kaplan at all as that is part of the problem – hours trying to log on, book etc etc.

Kaplan’s contract should have much harsher liquidated damages if even one student finds its paper was not marked – some people have not had marks included for sections of the paper which is unacceptable and told some they had failed when they had not so they lost their TC. Firms should not have to assume Kaplan has it wrong! I know one good firm where 25% of TC were withdrawn.

I would like to know if contextual candidates with sponsored TCs are the ones of the sponsored set of trainees who are failing or not.

50% failed the Finals course I did in the 80s. 50% failed the LPC and about 50% fail SQE so nothing new there. If most students who have done well in all exams their whole lives are failing however then there is an SQE fault.

Yes, this is the point – it means people are led up the garden path – they think wow I can qualify after my 2 years of work at the citizen’s advice doing voluntary work and after my level 7 diploma in rock studies can self study for SQE1 and 2. The person passes BUT they have been sold a pup – they qualify but can never get a job. This is in a way worse than the older system.

Sumption could have been even better if he read law, who knows.

Just because a non-law degree has helped someone intellectually grow (as any discipline at any decent uni would – hopefully), it doesn’t mean you can do away with learning how to think like a jurist and engage in legal reasoning.

Do a degree that you like – but that shouldn’t mean you can skip (or cram in the form of the willy nilly GDL) a full-time degree.

Don’t forget that LPC has been around for decades, anything new is always at the primacy and will require time to adjust to perfection, let’s give SQE chance because it offers a greater opportunity to aspiring lawyer unlike LPC route.

Do you also think Jonathan Sumption is a less capable lawyer, KC, Supreme Court judge for not having a law degree?

you flop. did some non law law in ur cohort get a better mark than u and ur upset? Did they not raise the salary at ur ‘elite’ US firm? Boohoo. Enjoy working all weekends.

The writer does not seem to understand the difficulties of publishing pass rates, where many students use multiple providers and at the same time need to select only one provider with whom they have trained, at the time of their booking rather that when they sit the exam. I can’t see how the SRA can publish any reliable data under such circumstances.

This country has always allowed those without Law Degrees to become lawyers. The SQE hasn’t changed this.

There are too many solicitors and quality control is key to maintain standards.

THIS ☝🏼