Monday, 10 May 2021, 2:47 pm
The Open Polytechnic and the New Zealand Law Society | Te
Kāhui Ture o Aotearoa, recently signed a new agreement
which will see the organisations continue to collaborate on
delivering the popular NZ Diploma in Legal Executive Studies
programme.
As part of the Memorandum of Understanding
(MOU), over the next three years the Law Society will
consult on the design and development of the programme and
provide pre- and post-assessment moderation to ensure it
continues to meet the needs of the NZ law
profession.
Open Polytechnic Chief Executive, Dr
Caroline Seelig, says the ongoing collaboration brings
together the respective expertise of both organisations for
19 April 2021
CEO of SSB Law, Sheffield
My motivation to pursue a legal career was kickstarted when I saw an advert for an outdoor clerk in a criminal department of a Sheffield law firm. I had served as a police officer, it looked like an interesting role, so I submitted an application.
I entered the legal profession later in my career, first studying for the Institute of Legal Executives alongside full-time work. Fitting studying in around work commitments meant it took me four years to complete the necessary modules. Afterwards, I attended a distance learning course at Nottingham Trent University to achieve my Legal Practice Course qualification. It took nearly eight years in total to qualify.
"There are many sub-standard Colleges in the country, which is a very worrying trend. The Judiciary has taken a note of this, and is attempting to correct the same",remarked Justice NV Ramana today.
By Press Association 2021
More than 20 Nightingale courts have opened to help clear the backlog
The backlog of criminal cases waiting to be dealt with by crown courts in England and Wales has hit its highest level in a year.
The latest Ministry of Justice (MoJ) figures show there were 56,544 outstanding crown court cases at the end of January, up from 55,676 in December.
This is compared with 38,411 a year earlier, before the coronavirus pandemic took hold and courts were initially forced to shut as the country went into lockdown.
Overall, the backlog of criminal cases has fallen from a total of 455,374 in December to 441,791 in January.
The number of outstanding criminal cases in England and Wales crown courts was 56,544 at the end of January, a rise of over 16,000 compared to figures from last year, before Covid shut courts.