Welcome to the June round-up of legal training and education news. If you’d like to discuss anything with our Business Development Team, feel free to reach out to us and we will give you a call to discuss your team's needs.
Future-Proof Your Firm: A Practical Guide to SQE Planning
There’s no single blueprint for SQE success – but there is practical support from early adopters who are already reaping the rewards. We've created a guide to share what we’ve learned from working with SME law firms across the UK including, common roadblocks and how to overcome them, as well as breaking down how Qualifying Work Experience (QWE) works in practice.
Download the SQE guide for SME law firms today and reach out to our team if you would like assistance with bespoke planning.
Invest in the success of your legal team with our professional development courses, including Legal Life Skills, designed in association with top legal teams for their early-career professionals. With a range of short, on-demand 5-hour courses and 90-minute masterclasses, we cover topics such as time management and presentation skills to the more advanced course on how to handle expert witnesses. View our catalogue here:
Get your team hitting the ground running with the skills they need to make a measurable difference to your practice. For more professional development courses, including white-label and bespoke courses, please reach out to our Business Development Team.
AI is swiftly becoming an essential tool across the industry and understanding how to apply it responsibly and effectively is a core professional skill to do. At BARBRI we support firms and legal professionals in integrating AI in a way that's compliant, efficient and aligns with people's best practices.
Explore our AI resources for legal teams and law firms to see how AI can help you stay ahead of the curve.
What really matters for the next generation of legal talent? Find out in our recent webinar in collaboration with Chambers and Partners, What Do Law Firm Associates Want in 2025?, with:
Jonathan Worrell, Business Development Director at BARBRI
Rachel Boyle, Talent Development Manager at BCLP
Robin Panrucker, Head of Talent Development and Inclusion at Taylor Wessing UK
David Johnson, Director of Client Services at Lamp House Strategy
Catch up on this 46-minute webinar to learn more about what firms do to support and retain their employees in an ever-changing market, including:
📈 Development matters: Associates want to be coached, mentored, and meaningfully engaged.
🌱 Wellbeing is critical: Creating a supportive and nurturing culture would help associates to thrive, even under pressure.
🎯 Values drive retention: Accountability and inclusion are what the next generation value the most.
Employers have until 25 July to secure spots for the September intake of the Level 7 Solicitor Apprenticeship. This is the final year for this course, so don’t miss the opportunity to offer this invaluable pathway to your talent pool.
Don’t miss this final chance to take part in the program. Want to find out more? Click the link below to book a call with our Business Development Team.
Join LawCare and Trauma Informed Law for a conversation with leading voices across law and mediation, exploring what trauma-informed practice really means—and why it’s an essential competency across the legal sector. This cross-jurisdictional panel offers practical insight and personal reflection from professionals at the forefront of change.
International Future of Law Association Conference
This year’s conference theme — Generative AI and the Future of Legal Education & Research — will explore the transformative impact of emerging technologies on law, pedagogy, and scholarship. The event will be co-hosted by the Association of Law Teachers, continuing our collaborative work on shaping the future of legal education, and will include sessions hosted by the Dickson Poon School of Law, King’s College London and the LSBU’s Digital x Data Research Centre.
The LPM Conference is dedicated to SME legal business managers – from practice managers and directors to managing partners and heads of department – spanning IT, finance, HR, operations, risk and more across UK SME legal firms. Jonathan Worrell, Director of Business Development, will be speaking. The conference promises to be fun and exciting, full of discussions, panel debates, problem-solving round tables and networking opportunities. Join us!
Our walking shoes proudly participated in the London Legal Walk, a fantastic event that supports free legal advice services and promoting fair and equal access to justice.
Donations we received went towards London Legal Support Trust, who raises funds to help maintain free legal advice charities in London and the South East.
It was a great day of teamwork, energy and being able to walk alongside others across the legal community for a great cause. A huge congratulations to everyone who participated and made a real difference.
Legal Tech Talk took place at London The O2 this year brought together legal professionals eager to shape the industry with the latest trends and technology. We got to learn from experts in various panels and our Chief Growth Officer, Lucie Allen, spoke on a talk on what can be done to make the legal profession better.
Pre-register now for LegalTechTalk next year and ensure you're part of the conversation that's shaping the future.
Earlier this month, we attended Crafty Fest and had a great time, as usual! Head of New Business and Account Management Victoria Fearne, Chief Growth Officer Lucie Allen, Business Development Director Emma Cavendish and Learning Director Alisa Gray joined around 900 in-house legal professionals over two days in London to learn, connect and share their expertise.
Among many workshops and subjects covered – such as shareholder disputes and workplace investigations – Alisa held an interactive session on beating imposter syndrome within the legal sector with Associate Counsel at Mondelez International, Tetiana Tishchenko.
This year's Crafty Fest was both inspiring and thought-provoking, a valuable opportunity to connect with industry peers and recognise the importance of innovation in the in-house legal profession.
I Used BARBRI For Both SQE1 and SQE2 and Passed Both Exams First Time
I found the prep courses great, particularly SQE1 which was very comprehensive. I had access to the SQE2 course twice (I was due to sit the exams but gave birth before I could!) and I noticed that the course had improved in the meantime with more of a focus on making sure you revised FLK as well as learning the skills needed for SQE2. Would recommend them!
– Charlotte Cole, via Trustpilot, 23 June 2025
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Whether you're at a top 100 or a small regional law firm, an organisation, ALSP or law school, we'd love to support you with your legal training needs.
