Interesting article in @Independent this week re skills gained from a Law degree

If you're not sure what to do with your Law degree and are looking for alternatives to solicitor or barrister, have a read of this article in this week's Independent newspaper.

http://www.independent.co.uk/student/legal-education-a-law-degree-can-be-a-perfect-route-to-a-career-in-other-fields-a6737931.html

Law Society sets new recommended minimum salary for trainee solicitors

A year on from the abolition of the old required minimum salary for trainees by the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA), the Law Society has recommended its reinstatement.

Although not enforceable, The Law Society’s new recommendation is that trainees should be paid at least £20,276 in London, and £18,183 elsewhere. This is based on the living wage plus the average yearly Legal Practice Course repayment. It will be reviewed every November.

This is a step in the right direction for trainees, some of whom were being paid only the minimum wage since the old minimum salary was abolished.  It is hoped that this move will also encourage greater social mobility within the legal profession.

Win a week's work experience at the London office of Law firm Ropes & Gray!

Lawyer 2B and Ropes & Gray have teamed up for our latest competition! Students are invited to submit three-minute videos addressing the question: Is national security more important than individual privacy? Who can Enter? The competition is open to all undergraduates, GDL and LPC students. How to Enter Videos should be no more than three minutes long. Email your video submission to londonHR@ropesgray.com with the subject line "Video Competition". The deadline for entries is 23.59 on 15 November 2015. In your email please also include your full name and brief academic details (undergraduate university and course with result or predicted result; current course and institution if a postgrad; and A Level grades). The Prizes Finalists will be invited to a drinks evening at Ropes & Gray on the evening of 26 November 2015, where the overall winner will be announced. The firm will pay for reasonable travel expenses for finalists residing outside the M25 area. The top prize is one week’s work experience at Ropes & Gray’s London office (date of work experience to be between March and August 2016). The best video entries will be published on Lawyer2B.com.