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Anyone starting a law degree or non-law conversion course  \n2. All apprentices, and  \n3. All QLTS candidates who have not yet passed QLTS 1 must follow SQE  \n• Be aware of the key dates – esp. 31 August 2021  \n• When to switch-all trainees at once or incrementally?  \n• Don’t forget outliers who may lie outside your planned transition timetable  \nOPTIONS  \n2019/20 recruitment 2022 trainee intake  \nBoth law and non-law graduates complete [GDL], LPC, PSC & training contract.  \n(In theory, could take SQE. In practice very unlikely)  \n\n| 2020/21 recruitment 2023 trainee intake\u003Cbr>Law graduates still to complete: |\n| --- |\n| • 21/22 -Year 3 LLB\u003Cbr>• 22/23 - LPC or SQE\u003Cbr>• Sep 23 – join firm\u003Cbr>Non-law graduates still to complete:\u003Cbr>• Summer 21-graduate\u003Cbr>• 21/22 – law conversion course\u003Cbr>• 22/23 – SQE\u003Cbr>As a result, firm could move this whole intake to SQE.\u003Cbr>BUT if non-law grads start GDL before Sept 21 or accepted offer of TC before Sep 21, they can still sit\u003Cbr>• 21/22 – GDL\u003Cbr>• 22/23 – LPC |\n\n2021/22 recruitment 2024 trainee intake  \nLaw graduates can still complete LPC or SQE.  \nMost non-law graduates will have had to sit SQE by this point.  \nMost law firms will need to transition to SQE by this intake.  \n2022/23 recruitment 2025 trainee intake  \nAlmost all trainees will have completed SQE rather than LPC.  \nPOSSIBLE PROGRAMME STRUCTURES  \n• Market insights  \n• Many law firms keen to retain a familiar model of training:  \n• Law conversion programme for non-law graduates – post-graduate level  \n• Front-loaded preparation programmes for SQE 1, SQE 2 before trainees start QWE  \n• Programme to include content to replace LPC electives  \n• Blended learning model centred around face-to-face workshop teaching  \n• Supported by the use of learning technology and learning analytics  \nPOSSIBLE PROGRAMME STRUCTURES  \n• SQE presents an opportunity to innovate with new models  \n• Some legal service providers introducing alternative training models – especially apprenticeships  \n• Choice is likely to depend on:  \n• Approach to trainees taking SQE 2 during QWE  \n• Day and block release models  \n• Interest in using apprenticeship levy to pay for SQE training.  \n• Levy will cover tuition costs and assessment fees but apprentice must be paid throughout  \n• Experience of apprenticeships  \nPOSSIBLE PROGRAMME STRUCTURES  \nBeyond SQE 1 and 2, law schools developing enhanced offerings  \nULaw is developing ‘SQE Plus’modules as part of prep programmes combining 1. Black-letter law in key practice areas  \n2. Understanding the commercial context in which law firms operate  \n3. People skills of effective lawyers  \nULaw is delivering programmes for qualified lawyers with the O Shaped Lawyer Group  \nIntroducing O-shaped people skills at an earlier stage of training: building relationships, being adaptable and creating value","cbCaiiC5nrsg6G9E","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaiiC5nrsg6G9E","pdf",1438759,14,"English","# IN TODAY’S SESSION\n## When to move to the new regime?\n# OPTIONS\n# Possible programme structures\n## Beyond SQE 1 and 2","[{\"question\":\"Who needs to switch to the new SQE regime and from when?\",\"answer\":\"Anyone starting a law degree or a non-law conversion course, all apprentices, and all QLTS candidates who have not yet passed QLTS 1 must follow SQE from the switch date onward, with key awareness of 31 August 2021.\"},{\"question\":\"What factors determine whether firms move intakes to SQE all at once or incrementally?\",\"answer\":\"The session highlights planning around key dates, deciding between switching trainees at once or incrementally, and not forgetting outliers that may fall outside the planned transition timetable.\"},{\"question\":\"What programme models are suggested, and how can the apprenticeship levy help?\",\"answer\":\"Suggested models include front-loaded preparation, blended learning centered on face-to-face workshops, and approaches that include content to replace LPC electives. 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