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By Jemma Slingo2021-05-24T09:55:00+01:00
Online exams are to become a permanent fixture of legal training, the Solicitors Regulation Authority has decided.
The SRA board agreed last month that providers of the Legal Practice Course (LPC) can provide remote proctoring – which allows candidates to complete exams on their home computer – on a permanent basis, providing they meet regulatory requirements. The decision follows ‘positive’ feedback after LPC assessments moved online last year.
‘Our work to date has found that while there have been some one-off issues with remote proctoring, overall, the experience has been positive,’ the SRA said. It added that law schools must offer a choice between taking the assessment at home and at an exam centre.