I am currently leading the research programme for the Legal Education and Training Review in England and Wales. The Review has been instigated by the Solicitors Regulation Authority, Bar Standards Board and ILEX Professional Standards – the three largest ‘frontline’ regulators in the English legal services sector. Unlike earlier reviews its primary focus is on the regulation of legal education across the whole legal services sector. The work of the Review commenced in June 2011 and is scheduled to complete in December 2012.
The Review has its own website, here, and will be undertaking quite a lot of dissemination activity, but I will also occassionally blog about the Review on hEaD space.
The following presentation provides an overview of what’s planned:
