Quote ="JerryChicken"Agree with all of the above, law degree graduates new into the law employment market start on £15k in Leeds shuffling papers for solicitors, and thats where you'll stay (unless you pay for your own LPC) for they have a constant stream of eager applicants every year, its not a golden ticket to future riches.'"
Indeed. But doing the Bar Professional Training Course or Legal Practice Course does not massively improve your situation.
Only around 20% of BPTC graduates get pupillage (what you need to complete before you are a qualified barrister) and only around 35% of LPC graduates get a training contract (what you need to complete before you are a solicitor).
The former course will set you back a cool £15K, and the latter around £10K if you want to do it anywhere decent.
These hardly represent value-for-money.
