{"id":6342,"date":"2020-01-27T14:00:51","date_gmt":"2020-01-27T14:00:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/microsites.bournemouth.ac.uk\/cippm\/?p=6342"},"modified":"2025-01-16T22:23:55","modified_gmt":"2025-01-16T22:23:55","slug":"the-new-solicitors-qualifying-assessment-and-qualifying-work-experience-challenges-and-opportunities","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/microsites.bournemouth.ac.uk\/cippm\/2020\/01\/27\/the-new-solicitors-qualifying-assessment-and-qualifying-work-experience-challenges-and-opportunities\/","title":{"rendered":"The new Solicitors Qualifying Assessment and Qualifying Work Experience &#8211; Challenges and Opportunities"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3>Presentation by the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA)<\/h3>\n<h3>Bournemouth University<\/h3>\n<h3>27 January 2020 \u2013 12:00 &#8211; 14:00 &#8211; room FG06 (Fusion Building)<\/h3>\n<p>The centrally set standardised assessment, the Solicitors Qualifying Assessment \u2018SQE\u2019 is due to replace the Legal Practice Course \u2018LPC\u2019 and to commence in 2021.\u00a0 The Training Contract will be replaced by the Qualifying Work Experience \u2018QWE\u2019.\u00a0 This event is an opportunity for solicitors\u2019 firms to understand and discuss the challenges posed by these changes and identify what is required to ensure a smooth transition for both firms and training solicitors.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Richard Williams, Policy Associate, Education and Training at the SRA will visit Bournemouth University on the 27 January 2020 and will give a presentation on the forthcoming SQE and QWE.<\/strong><\/p>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.sra.org.uk\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-6346 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/microsites.bournemouth.ac.uk\/cippm\/files\/2019\/12\/SRA-logo-2.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"76\" srcset=\"https:\/\/microsites.bournemouth.ac.uk\/cippm\/files\/2019\/12\/SRA-logo-2.png 600w, https:\/\/microsites.bournemouth.ac.uk\/cippm\/files\/2019\/12\/SRA-logo-2-300x38.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a>\n<p>For further information on this event please contact Sarah McKeown <a href=\"mailto:smckeown@bournemouth.ac.uk\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">smckeown@bournemouth.ac.uk<\/a><\/p>\n<p>How to get to BU:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www1.bournemouth.ac.uk\/about\/contact-us\/directions-maps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">Directions, parking &amp; maps<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Parking: If you require parking please specify on the registration form. Parking is very limited and will be offered on a first come, first serve basis. We promote the use of car share and public transport where possible. Bus service and links can be found on\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bournemouth.ac.uk\/about\/contact-us\/directions-maps\/directions-our-talbot-campus\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">our website<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>Accommodation: The University has preferential rates with a number of local hotels, please quote Bournemouth University when booking to access these rates. (Preferential rates are subject to availability and will be advised by the hotel at the time of booking)<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"description\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.hallmarkhotels.co.uk\/hotels\/bournemouth\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">Carlton Hotel<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.hallmarkhotels.co.uk\/hotels\/Hallmark-Bournemouth-East-Cliff\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">East Cliff Court Hotel<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/miramar-bournemouth.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">Miramar Hotel<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.thegreenhousehotel.co.uk\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">The Green House Hotel<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><em>Attendance is free but registration is required:<\/em><\/p>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/squ-qwe.eventbrite.co.uk\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-6343 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/microsites.bournemouth.ac.uk\/cippm\/files\/2019\/12\/Register.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"320\" height=\"93\" srcset=\"https:\/\/microsites.bournemouth.ac.uk\/cippm\/files\/2019\/12\/Register.jpg 416w, https:\/\/microsites.bournemouth.ac.uk\/cippm\/files\/2019\/12\/Register-300x87.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 320px) 100vw, 320px\" \/><\/a>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Presentation by the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA), 27 January 2020<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":842,"featured_media":6345,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[28],"tags":[17],"class_list":["post-6342","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-knowledge-exchange","tag-events"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/microsites.bournemouth.ac.uk\/cippm\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6342","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/microsites.bournemouth.ac.uk\/cippm\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/microsites.bournemouth.ac.uk\/cippm\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/microsites.bournemouth.ac.uk\/cippm\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/842"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/microsites.bournemouth.ac.uk\/cippm\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=6342"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/microsites.bournemouth.ac.uk\/cippm\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6342\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":6347,"href":"https:\/\/microsites.bournemouth.ac.uk\/cippm\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6342\/revisions\/6347"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/microsites.bournemouth.ac.uk\/cippm\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/6345"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/microsites.bournemouth.ac.uk\/cippm\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6342"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/microsites.bournemouth.ac.uk\/cippm\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=6342"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/microsites.bournemouth.ac.uk\/cippm\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=6342"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}