Global law firm White & Case LLP has set out the plans for its new solicitor apprenticeship offering, with the first cohort joining the firm next year to receive a salary of £32,000. 

Training to become a barrister is incredibly expensive, but thankfully the Inns of Court offer scholarships to students to assist with some of the associated costs.

As a conversion course, the PGDL is only the first steppingstone on the way to becoming a lawyer for non-law graduates. 

The GDL is only the first stepping stone on the way to becoming a lawyer for non-law graduates. 

If you meet the Solicitors Regulation Authority’s (SRA) transitional arrangements, meaning you can continue to qualify via the LPC, you should be looking for as much information as possible about the various schools still offering the LPC before you apply.

Before choosing where to apply for the Bar course, get as much information as possible about the various course providers. 

If you have completed the GDL, the chances are that you will stay on at the same provider to do the LPC. 

Before choosing where to apply to for the Bar course, get as much information as possible about the various course providers. 

The GDL is only the first stepping stone on the way to becoming a lawyer for non-law graduates. 

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Candidates are advised to submit their application as early as possible.

You should apply from September onwards in your final year at university. 

There’s no closing date for applications; rather, they’re dealt with as they’re submitted and institutions are notified weekly of new submissions.

Law undergraduates should apply from September onwards in their final year, while non-law graduates should do so from September onwards in their GDL year.

You should apply from September onwards in your final year at university.