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19 January 2012 / Peter Nussey
Issue: 7497 / Categories: Features , Training & education , Profession
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Thinking space

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 In 2010, he said: “The conventional law lecture will soon be superseded by e-learning.”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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MOVERS & SHAKERS

Jurit LLP—Caroline Williams

Jurit LLP—Caroline Williams

Private wealth and tax team welcomes cross-border specialist as consultant

Freeths—Michelle Kirkland Elias

Freeths—Michelle Kirkland Elias

International hospitality and leisure specialist joins corporate team as partner

Flint Bishop—Deborah Niven

Flint Bishop—Deborah Niven

Firm appoints head of intellectual property to drive northern growth

NEWS
Talk of a reserved ‘Welsh seat’ on the Supreme Court is misplaced. In NLJ this week, Professor Graham Zellick KC explains that the Constitutional Reform Act treats ‘England and Wales’ as one jurisdiction, with no statutory Welsh slot
The government’s plan to curb jury trials has sparked ‘jury furore’. Writing in NLJ this week, David Locke, partner at Hill Dickinson, says the rationale is ‘grossly inadequate’
A year after the $1.5bn Bybit heist, crypto fraud is booming—but so is recovery. Writing in NLJ this week, Neil Holloway, founder and CEO of M2 Recovery, warns that scams hit at least $14bn in 2025, fuelled by ‘pig butchering’ cons and AI deepfakes
After Woodcock confirmed no general duty to warn, debate turns to the criminal law. Writing in NLJ this week, Charles Davey of The Barrister Group urges revival of misprision or a modern equivalent
Family courts are tightening control of expert evidence. Writing in NLJ this week, Dr Chris Pamplin says there is ‘no automatic right’ to call experts; attendance must be ‘necessary in the interests of justice’ under FPR Pt 25
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