SRA marking error
The Gazette .and Legal Cheek cover the SRA’s marking error.
A Law Society spokesperson said Chancery Lane would be engaging closely with the SRA ‘to understand what steps are being taken to ensure any future changes are managed more successfully’. The Society encouraged candidates affected by the marking error to turn to the Junior Solicitors Network, mental wellbeing charity LawCare or Society’s pastoral care helpline for support.
Free legal advice
Former Law Society president Christina Blacklaws speaks to the Justice Gap about a landmark case which served as a powerful reminder of how our society has been shaped for the better thanks for free legal advice.
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