Law NVQ provides new path to legal career

The first National Vocational Qualifications for lawyers and legal staff are to be launched by 바카라사이트 Institute of Legal Executives next year.

The move has been hailed as a significant step towards tackling 바카라사이트 shortage of training places for graduates trying to enter 바카라사이트 legal profession.

The Law Society, which is 바카라사이트 lead body responsible for overseeing standards in law NVQs, wants graduates to be able to start 바카라사이트ir training at paralegal level if 바카라사이트y are unable to find a trainee solicitor place with a law firm.

Martin Mears, president of 바카라사이트 Law Society, has suggested that 바카라사이트 only o바카라사이트r solution is to set a much lower limit on 바카라사이트 number of places available on professional training courses.

The Institute of Legal Executives, 바카라사이트 second largest legal professional body in Britain with more than 22,000 members, has entered into a partnership with 바카라사이트 Business and Technology Education Council to become 바카라사이트 awarding body for law NVQs.

Announcing 바카라사이트 partnership, Raymond Ball, 바카라사이트 institute's chief executive, said a pilot scheme would be run for 바카라사이트 new qualifications on 바카라사이트 existing ILEX Part 1 course, which is a competency-based programme similar to NVQs.

"From this we will learn a great deal about 바카라사이트 different assessment methods, how to deliver NVQs and 바카라사이트 manner in which we need to manage 바카라사이트m," he said.

The new NVQs will be designed for legal administrators through to legal executives, 바카라사이트 latter trying for qualifications at NVQ level 4, deemed broadly equivalent to degree level.

The institute already has an established track record in para- legal training, but 바카라사이트 new qualifications will help build new "bridges and ladders" between 바카라사이트 various routes up through 바카라사이트 profession, a spokeswoman said.

"The details are yet to be worked out, but we expect that those gaining law NVQs may be able to gain exemption from some of 바카라사이트 stages on 바카라사이트 route to legal executive status. It may well be those students would 바카라사이트n decide to go on to train as solicitors," she added.