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19 January 2012 / Peter Nussey
Issue: 7497 / Categories: Features , Training & education , Profession
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Peter Nussey explains how to help bridge the gap between training & work

In 2009, Richard Susskind reviewed the College of Law’s e-learning as “an innovative, exciting, and important technique for the world of legal education”. In 2010, he said: “The conventional law lecture will soon be superseded by e-learning.” While e-learning has become reasonably well established within the academic environment, it has yet to become widely adopted by the wider legal world. A number of law firms and vendors have created e-learning programmes to ensure compliance with SRA diversity, equality, and data protection regulations, however, these fall short of providing the sort of technical legal training demanded by practitioners and, in particular, juniors and trainees.

 
For aspiring lawyers the move from academic challenge to pragmatic application is probably the most significant migration in their career. Having completed the training contract, the responsibility that is placed on them can be significant, yet the level of support, in particular training, is not always sufficient. They often face difficult legal challenges without the breadth of experience to handle them confidently. Consequently they can engage in risky
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