The three largest professional regulatory bodies in the United Kingdom announced on Friday a joint review of legal education and training. The review is a collaboration between the Solicitors Regulation Authority, the Institute of Legal Executives Professional Standards and the Bar Standards Board. The effort has the support of the Legal Services Board — the independent body created in 2007 to oversee the regulation of lawyers in England and Wales.
“This is an important piece of work,” institute chairman Alan Kershaw said in a written statement. “It will bring together the work to determine how well the current arrangements will fit the new landscape, which individual regulators have already begun.”
