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Cyber Security - Thematic review

Thematic review: We wanted to know more about the experiences of firms that had been targeted by cybercriminals.

Investment schemes that are potentially dubious

Thematic review: A thematic review to enhance our understanding of typical schemes and explore how and why solicitors become involved

SQE Briefing

This briefing sets out the story of the development of the Solicitors Qualifying Examination(SQE)to date, covering the rationale, the objective and the detail of the work that has been undertaken on a range of important components of this new approach to qualification.

EDI Risk Assessment

First tier complaints 2019-2020

Solicitors have a duty to provide a good standard of service, as we set out in our mandatory Principles and as set out in the Legal Services Act. Complaints are an important indicator of service quality. We ask firms to report annually to us on the number of complaints:

SQE: monitoring and maximising diversity

The Bridge Group – research experts on diversity and social equality – independent report into the diversity implications of the Solicitors Qualifying Examination.

The Legal Access Challenge – conclusion and next steps

This report provides a headline summary of the Legal Access Challenge - what we did, how it went, what we learnt and next steps.

SQE final design

Our work to promote equality, diversity and inclusion in the profession – five year summary

How we have delivered a significant programme of work on equality, diversity and inclusion (EDI) over the last five years.

Promoting disability inclusion in law firms – setting out good practice

This work sets out disability inclusive measures that law firms can put in place for employees, clients and others they deal with in the course of their work.