Melissa Hardee
Melissa Hardee is Associate Professor and Head of Department of Law at Kingston University. She is the author of the Legal Training Handbook and the Legal Training Toolkit, published by the Law Society
FeatureA question of competency
Melissa Hardee looks at the SRA’s annual competence report, exploring gaps in how some firms approach continuing competence, and why understanding and evidencing this is more important than ever
FeatureA question of competence
The SRA recently published its second annual assessment of continuing competence for 2024. Melissa Hardee considers the findings
FeatureStandard bearers
The challenge for any profession is to ensure that its members not only meet the requisite standard to be admitted into the profession, but also that they maintain those standards. This is partly from self-interest – the pride of a profession of the standard which distinguishes it – but, for ...
FeatureA question of qualification
A year on from the introduction of the Solicitors Qualifying Examination, Melissa Hardee considers its impact and successes so far
FeatureQualifying experience
Melissa Hardee outlines the requirements for qualifying work experience (QWE) under the solicitors qualification scheme
FeatureSQE – ready or not?
Melissa Hardee outlines what to expect with the introduction of the new Solicitors Qualifying Examination this autumn
FeatureQualifying questions
Melissa Hardee provides an update on the introduction of the Solicitors Qualifying Examination (SQE)
OpinionSolicitors Qualifying Examination – an update
SQE countdown has been dogged by lack of detail and certainty for students and employers, says Melissa Hardee.