... will receive pay however this will not be the same rate as a fully qualified solicitor and also do they own work supervised by a solicitor. There is also a 20 day Professional Skills course that has to be completed which builds on the skills learnt on the LPC. By the end of the two year course the trainee is then admitted as a solicitor by the Law Society and his name is then added to the list of solicitors. After qualifications solicitors must still attend education courses to keep there knowledge up to date and standard. Although to become a solicitor you need to be a graduate, there is also a route under which non-graduates can qualify as solicitors first by becoming legal executives. This route is only open to mature candidates and is lengthier than a graduate route. There are many criticism to be made to the training process ...

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