... and intensive course. Firstly to become a solicitor or a barrister an individual would need to get their BA in law or if a different degree level course is studied they would have to take a conversion course that lasts a year in which tuition fees apply. From this stage the individual may have already got them self into owing a large debt as the average postgraduate for 2004 tops £10,000 (Average Student Debt, http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/education/1939528.stm, BBC.co.uk 2004, [Accessed: 28/05/2004]). Then the individual would have to pay additional fees, as solicitors would have to take the Legal Practice Course (LPC), which lasts 9 months at a cost of £6000. Would be barristers have to take the Bar Vocational Course (BVC) for one year and fees are approximately £7000-£11,000 depending on the location it is taken (Careers - Financial Planning, http://www.legaleducation.org.uk/Careers/financial.php, legaleducation.org.uk [Accessed 28/05/04]). A problem with this is that many may ...

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