The Legal Training Handbook is an essential manual for all firms. It provides guidance:
for partners and managers on how to manage training as part of the business
for training partners and directors on how to meet the training needs of the business
for solicitors, as well as training managers, on how to design and deliver effective training, and
importantly on the regulatory requirements for training.
Following the Legal Education and Training Review (LETR), the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) has launched wide-ranging reforms of the legal education and training framework. For solicitors in England and Wales, it means change to nearly all parts of the qualification pathway, and to nearly all aspects of required training.
The Legal Training Handbook helps firms navigate these changes by explaining and providing guidance on the new requirements, which include:
the period of recognised training and the training and qualification requirements for trainees
the “equivalent means” route to qualification
the new Continuing Competence approach, which will replace the current CPD scheme
the new Competence Statement, and proposals for new routes to qualification
management training
transitional arrangements
as well as covering other new developments such as legal apprenticeships, and also the qualification requirements for other ‘lawyers’ under the Legal Services Act 2007
It concisely sets out the information needed in an easy-to-access way, with summary tables and lists of relevant reference and source materials.
