How do i train to become a family law solicitor?
If i want to become a family law solicitor, how do i go about it. What training do i need, how long will it take, how much will it cost? Thank you in advance
The easiest way to become a solicitor is to take a law degree at a university and then sit the Legal Practice Course which will take an additional year. After this you will be required to do a training contract which lasts 2 years, whereby you effectively shadow a solicitor.
The likely time will be… 3years for a degree… 1 year for the LPC… 2 years for the training contract.
As for costs…. £12k for the degree…. 7-11k for the LPC … the training contract is PAID work experience.
It is also important to note that if after your degree you apply to a solicitors firm, they may offer you a training contract and volunteer to pay your LPC costs if you agree to work for them for 3-4 years after passing the LPC.
In relation to your wish to become a "family law" solicitor, you should merely choose modules in your 2nd and 3rd year at University which orientate around family law and then find a LPC and Training Contract provider who are family law orientated. There is no such thing as a "family law solicitor" – only a solicitor who specialises in family law.
I wish you all the best in the long and expensive road to becoming a solicitor!
Please Note:
This information ONLY applies to the United Kingdom, and will have little if any bearing on any other countries law qualification methods.
Please Note:
There are other ways of becoming a lawyer without a law degree… but that would require alot more detail than given above.
The easiest way to become a solicitor is to take a law degree at a university and then sit the Legal Practice Course which will take an additional year. After this you will be required to do a training contract which lasts 2 years, whereby you effectively shadow a solicitor.
The likely time will be… 3years for a degree… 1 year for the LPC… 2 years for the training contract.
As for costs…. £12k for the degree…. 7-11k for the LPC … the training contract is PAID work experience.
It is also important to note that if after your degree you apply to a solicitors firm, they may offer you a training contract and volunteer to pay your LPC costs if you agree to work for them for 3-4 years after passing the LPC.
In relation to your wish to become a "family law" solicitor, you should merely choose modules in your 2nd and 3rd year at University which orientate around family law and then find a LPC and Training Contract provider who are family law orientated. There is no such thing as a "family law solicitor" – only a solicitor who specialises in family law.
I wish you all the best in the long and expensive road to becoming a solicitor!
Please Note:
This information ONLY applies to the United Kingdom, and will have little if any bearing on any other countries law qualification methods.
Please Note:
There are other ways of becoming a lawyer without a law degree… but that would require alot more detail than given above.
References :
Although not a source of the above information, this following website is very useful for solicitor related queries: http://www.lawsociety.org.uk