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Moves to offer apprenticeships in law are being tipped to improve access to the legal profession.
Apprenticeship standards in law - which will enable people to qualify as solicitors, paralegals, or chartered legal executives - are part of a package of 59 apprenticeship standards announced by Prime Minister David Cameron last month.
Legal regulator the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) is among legal sector bodies backing the initiative and said the apprenticeship standards in law, unveiled by the Department of Business, Innovation and Skills (BIS), will drive up quality and improve access to the legal profession.
The Standards have been developed by groups of ‘Trailblazer’ employers and businesses with support for the solicitors’ apprenticeship from the SRA.
Paul Philip, SRA chief executive, said: “It’s very good news that the solicitors’ apprenticeship standard and assessment plan have been approved by BIS.
“Opening up the profession through improving alternative routes to qualification can make an important contribution to increasing diversity, so we see this as a positive step forwards.”
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