SQE / training contract route
Solicitor
Qualify through the SQE and QWE, at high street, regional and in-house firms, not just the City.
Explore this route →Bar course / pupillage routeBarrister
The academic and Bar-course stages, pupillage, and the Inns, with the real bottleneck made clear.
Explore this route →Chartered Legal Executive routeCILEX
Qualify as a lawyer by working, without a degree and without the degree-and-LPC debt.
Explore this route →Paralegal routeParalegal
A real career in its own right, and qualifying work experience toward becoming a solicitor.
Explore this route →Licensed conveyancer routeConveyancer
Qualify as a specialist property lawyer through the CLC, degree-optional and earn-as-you-learn.
Explore this route →Solicitor apprenticeship routeSolicitor Apprenticeship
Qualify as a solicitor while employed and paid, with training funded rather than borrowed.
Explore this route →Reading on the routes
Mini-Pupillages: the Advantages and my Experiences
TSLThe Student Lawyer · 4 min
Warning! This Post Contains Maths – Solicitors' Accounts
TSLThe Student Lawyer · 6 min
Preparing for the GDL and a Career in Law
CCCharlotte Cassells · 5 min
Law Across the Border: Qualifying in England with a Scots Law Degree
TSLThe Student Lawyer · 8 min
The LPC: An Overview
TSLThe Student Lawyer · 8 min
Experiences of a Paralegal
TSLThe Student Lawyer · 6 min