2682nd Edition: LawNewsIndex is a
UK based news & legal articles archive focusing on Law, Lawyers,
Law Firms, Justice, Legislation, Legal Ethics, Human Rights &
Social Justice issues.
Today's Video Focus: Representative Ilhan Omar has only been in Congress a few months, but
she is gaining attention from across the political spectrum and has
become a target of the president.
Focus of the Day Article:
Junior lawyers have warned that aspiring solicitors risk being
exploited if they are not paid a minimum salary while completing the
work experience element of the new Solicitors Qualifying Examination
(SQE). In a letter to Paul Philip, chief executive of the Solicitors Regulation Authority
(SRA), the Law Society’s Junior Lawyers Division (JLD) urges the
regulator to reinstate a mandatory minimum salary for both trainee
solicitors and would-be lawyers undertaking the SQE.
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