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Know how to make the new system of qualification work for you

The SQE and the QWE element within it provide employers with a fantastic opportunity to grow your early legal workforce in a way and at a time and cost that works for your business

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How LawQWE can help you?

If you are a law firm or organisation providing legal services and looking for paralegals but not sure about the new system or routes to qualification, we have hundreds of high calibre aspiring lawyers signed up to our site looking to be matched with paralegal opportunities.

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Know your processes

As the legal profession welcomes the next generation of solicitors via the Solicitors Qualifying Exam (SQE), employers are adapting to new qualifying work experience (QWE) pathways for their teams. So what do you need to know?

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Know your candidates

There are multiple pathways and routes into the legal profession now and the work done as part of a paralegal's accreditation can often count as QWE.

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LawQWE products are designed to suit all your recruitment needs. Order a standard job ad, purchase a bespoke training contract or apprenticeship ad or upgrade to a premium ad to get noticed!

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LawQWE products are designed to suit all your recruitment needs. Order a standard job ad, purchase a bespoke training contract or apprenticeship ad or upgrade to a premium ad to get noticed!

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Are you a criminal advice provider?

Did you know when taking on your paralegals, you could support them through the police accreditation and confirm that as prior QWE and get them qualified and higher fee earning for you sooner?

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Are you an Immigration advice provider?

Get your paralegals accredited and confirm this as previous QWE and retain your qualified solicitor.

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Legal Education and Training One Day Conference 4 July 2025

"Supporting aspiring lawyers: from learning to practice" Held at Linklaters, London Speakers from across the legal education and learning spectrum will discuss professional legal education and the training environment for aspiring lawyers. Take advantage of this excellent opportunity to network and gain valuable insights on the key topics of current interest, including student perspectives, employability, work experience schemes, qualifying work experience, work readiness and AI. Who is it for? The event is designed for those working in legal education or training and employers in legal services. It will bring together universities, law firms and policymakers to discuss the changing legal education market and consider the future training needs of the profession. Who will attend? Attendees will include: • Representatives from law firms and other employers of new legal talent • Representatives from regulators and other related standards setting bodies • Professional legal qualification course leaders at universities and other training providers, • Other academic, careers, employability and business development staff The conference will cover: • What the future of SQE looks like • Current aspiring lawyer qualification journeys • Innovative educational techniques for teaching essential legal skills for early legal careers • Emerging data, trends and essential guidance for wellbeing in early legal careers • Breakout sessions will provide a forum for discussion about the role of the local legal economy, the value of clinical legal education and a focus on diverse pathways into the legal professions. • Plus plenty of opportunities for networking during the day and a post-conference drinks reception. Feedback from our last conference in 2023 "The entire event was very informative, with varied and engaging speakers across a range of highly relevant issues. The session topics and lengths ensured a sustained momentum throughout the day while packing in so much useful material." "Very impressed by the quality of the speakers. Venue and catering were excellent, too." "It was a really great event. Very well-organised with a wide range of speakers. It was good to make connections with such a lot of different people." "It was comprehensive and helpful." "Overall the event was pitched perfectly with stimulating sessions which were just the right duration. There was a very dynamic range of highly engaging speakers and in particular the inclusion of apprentice and aspirant solicitors as speakers was very valuable. The networking opportunities were plentiful. The atmosphere was informal and collegiate. The food was great."

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