Solicitors

Solicitors

General Facts
1. over 100 000 solicitors
2. Own professional body: the Law Society
Training
1. Law degree (LLB, 3 years, 8 parts)
2. Legal Practise Course
3. 2 Year Training Period
4. Qualified Solicitor + CPD
5. Any Degree
  1. Graduate diploma in law
    1. Legal Practise Course
      1. 2 year Training Period
        Qulaified Solicitor + CPD
6. 4 GCSE's
7. Institute of Legal Executives (Part 1 + 2)
  1. Be admitted as a fellow of institute of Legal Executives
    1. Legal Practise Course
      1. Qualified solicitor
    2. (must be ove age 25 and have worked for 5 years in a solicitors office)
Training Contract
1. Work in a solicitors firm for two years getting practical experience
2. Get paid at a much lower rate than when they are qualified
3. Have to complete a 20-day Professional Skills Course
4. After the course; join the role of solicitors
  1. After qualifying do Continous Proffesional Development (CPD)
Non-graduate route
1. 4 GCSE's
  1. ILEX
    1. Only open to mature students and takes longer
Criticisms
1. High financial cost
2. Discriminates against poorer families
  1. Results in large debts before employment
3. 25% of lawyers do not have a law degree
  1. Argued that they do not posses enough knowledge
4. Too many students obtain the LPC who are unable to obtain a training contract

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