Sheree Peaple, Head of Leicester De Montfort Law School at De Montfort University, has been re-appointed to the Education and Training Committee of one of the UK's biggest legal regulators.

Sheree, a property law expert, first joined the Solicitors Regulation Authority's (SRA) Education and Training Committee as an external member in 2006. The committee is tasked with deciding on educational policy for all prospective and existing solicitors, from degree level through to professional training and qualifications as well as continuing professional development. The committee also deals with issues such as transfer arrangements for overseas qualified lawyers who wish to become solicitors in the UK and accreditations of various specialist lawyers.

The Committee comprises five external members from the education sector, private legal practice and public sector organisations.

Committee chair Dr Susan Bews said: "The SRA's Education and Training Committee undertakes a critical function in the setting and development of standards for those delivering legal services, so that members of the public can be assured that they will receive high quality legal advice.

"In 2011 the Committee will be playing a major role in relation to the fundamental review of Legal Education and Training which the SRA, in co-operation with the Bar Standards Board and the Institute of Legal Executives Professional Standards, recently announced. These five members will bring a breadth of expertise to this vital and complex work."

Commenting on her appointment, Sheree said: "Legal education faces a challenging time ahead; with the introduction of alternative business structures and outcomes focussed regulation, we need to work hard to ensure legal education is fit for purpose. I am thrilled and delighted to be a key part of the decision making process."