More than three-fifths (61%) of respondents to a survey by the Law Society’s Junior Lawyers Division spent more than £20,000 on their legal education, and more than a third spent at least £25,000. This is a significant rise on a survey carried out 18 months ago, which found just over a third spent more than £20,000. Most of the respondents received financial help from family members as well as student loans. One quarter of respondents had completed more than six months’ unpaid work experience. Significant financial debt forced many to prioritise obtaining paid work experience over experience in preferred areas of law.
04 December 2014
Early career work experience survey results
MOVERS & SHAKERS
Gateley Legal—Jack Kelly
Gateley Legal expands Midlands residential development team
Gibson Dunn—Richard Surtees
Gibson Dunn adds employee benefits and executive compensation practice in London with partner Richard Surtees
Laytons ETL—Alec Cameron
Laytons ETL appoints new partner and head of intellectual property disputes
NEWS
A series of recent decisions has clarified important principles across property law, from perpetuities to lease renewals and public rights over land
Employers cannot rely on wellbeing services alone to defend workplace stress claims after a High Court decision awarding almost £1m to an overworked employee
Andy Burnham's brand of 'Manchesterism' could offer fresh thinking on legal aid and access to justice if it reaches Westminster, according to Roger Smith, NLJ columnist and former director of JUSTICE
The constitutional fallout from a change of prime minister, rather than the politics, is under scrutiny as questions arise over the limits of executive authority in a leadership transition
The legal profession is undergoing a fundamental shift from selling services to creating technology-enabled products, according to Professor Luke Mason, Head of School of Law at Regent's University London
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