FRESH PD KNOWLEDGE HUB
Practical guidance, expert insight and evidence-based resources for legal learning and development professionals.
Professional capability is no longer shaped solely by qualification, training attendance or regulatory compliance. Law firms are increasingly expected to demonstrate how capability is developed, supported and sustained throughout professional practice.
The FreshPD Knowledge Hub brings together practical guidance, expert insight and evidence-based resources to help learning and development professionals respond to these changing expectations. Organised into six Knowledge Hub Themes, it provides structured access to articles exploring qualification, practice readiness, professional skills, supervision, learning design and strategic capability.
Browse our Knowledge Hub by Theme or explore the latest articles below.
Part of the Group Knowledge Hub
The Fresh Knowledge Hub forms part of the wider group’s FDG Knowledge Hub — a connected family of specialist knowledge centres covering legal learning, professional capability, governance and leadership development. Together, they provide structured guidance across the professional development journey, enabling you to explore related topics through the specialist expertise of each Fresh Development Group business.
Whether you are implementing the SQE, developing early career lawyers, strengthening supervision, designing learning programmes or building organisational capability, the Fresh Knowledge Hub helps you explore the topics most relevant to your organisation.
Begin by selecting one of our six Knowledge Hub Themes below, or browse our complete collection of articles.
Explore By Theme
Explore guidance on the SQE, Qualifying Work Experience and the transition from qualification to confident professional practice.
Practical insight into developing the skills, behaviours and judgement required for today’s effective legal practice.
Developing the communication, commercial awareness and interpersonal skills that distinguish successful lawyers.
Guidance on supervision, reflective practice, competence assessment and professional development.
Designing modern legal learning programmes that build capability and improve organisational performance.
Connecting learning, leadership and organisational capability to support long-term success.
Guided Reading Pathways
New to Fresh? Follow one of our curated reading journeys designed around the challenges you are trying to solve.
Implementing SQE & QWE
Learning & Development Managers introducing SQE.
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Building Professional Capability
Explore how learning, supervision and workplace experience combine to develop confident, competent legal professionals throughout their careers.
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Designing Better Learning
Discover evidence-based approaches to designing learning that improves performance, capability development and delivers measurable value.
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Featured Perspectives
The Changing Qualification Pathway for Lawyers
The legal profession is undergoing its most significant change in qualification for a generation. Explore how the SQE and evolving employer expectations are reshaping the journey from aspiring solicitor to competent practitioner.
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From Learning Activity to Demonstrable Competence
Completing training is no longer enough. Discover how organisations can move beyond attendance and participation to develop, evidence and demonstrate professional competence in the workplace.
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eLearning in Legal Training: When It Works and Where It Adds Value
Why Learning Design Matters More Than Course Content
Effective learning is about more than delivering courses. Discover how evidence-based learning design helps translate knowledge into workplace performance, professional capability and lasting organisational value.
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