The LETG is committed to identifying, developing and promoting best practice in legal training and development, and representing the interests of its members in ensuring quality in legal education, and appropriateness of the regulation of legal education and training to the profession’s needs.
The LETG Committee ensures that the LETG fulfils four key functions for its members:
- to act as a think tank and pressure group on behalf of member firms on all training and professional development issues;
- to provide networking opportunities;
- to enable knowledge sharing; and
- to support and train the training & development professional.
The Legal Education and Training Group was established some 15 years ago by a group of firms who identified common needs and common concerns in relation to legal education and training.
Think tank and pressure group
The LETG liaises regularly with the Solicitors Regulation Authority ("SRA").
To date the LETG has lobbied (and is lobbying) in respect of:
- the Legal Training Framework
- the Legal Practice Course
- LPC providers assessment gradings
- the CPD regime
- the Trainee Solicitors Guide to Authorisation
- the Trainee Recruitment Code
- training and guidance for Training Principals
- the Professional Skills Course
- the Qualified Lawyers’ Transfer Test
- Management Course Stage One
Members' opinions are sought through consultations and symposiums.
Networking and Knowledge Sharing
The LETG Committee recognises the continous development of the training function in firms and provides opportunities for those involved in legal training to get to know each other and to share experience and ideas.
Members are invited to social events such as the Annual Dinner and regular "Learn and Dine".
Workshops are aimed at helping those coming into training to acquire the skills they will need to provide the best service and at providing updates to the more experienced training and development professional. Training providers may showcase different types of training or innovative new approaches, which may be of interest to firms.
The two-day Annual Conference is excellent opportunity for Members to attend themed professional development and to share experiences with others from the legal education arena.
Supporting the Training & Development Professional
For the benefit of its members, the LETG believes in establishing and maintaining good lines of communication, not only with regulators, such as the SRA, but also with the providers of training. To this end, the LETG:
- has produced a Trainers List to help members source different types of training;
- makes awards each year to the "Training Organisation of the Year" and "Trainer of the Year"
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