The Law Society is launching an information campaign to warn law students that only the brightest and the best will find law firms willing to take them on as trainees.<\/p>\n
This strikes me as an unexpectedly frank response to current realities.<\/p>\n
In a statement, the solicitors\u2019 representative body says it is working closely with its junior lawyers\u2019 division in advising students. <\/p>\n
\u201cThe society is looking to inform and educate those considering a career as a solicitor to think long and hard about the commitment it requires to succeed \u2014 particularly in the face of increased competition,\u201d the statement continues.<\/p>\n
\u201cLast year alone, more than 1000 people who completed the Legal\u00a0Practice\u00a0Course did not get a training contract.\u201d<\/p>\n
It is at this point that the statement starts to sound defensive.<\/p>\n
\u201cThis is about responsible management of entry to the profession,\u201d it says. <\/p>\n
\u201cAlongside this campaign the society and the profession have long been working hard to create a level playing\u00a0field for those who are genuinely talented and meritorious in order to overcome the barrier of financial disadvantage.\u201d<\/p>\n
Translation: you don\u2019t have to be rich if you\u2019re bright enough. But if you\u2019re both, better still. <\/p>\n
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