Become a solicitor

Find out about becoming a solicitor on the Law Society's Junior Lawyers Division (JLD) website. The JLD provides its members with support, advice, information and networking opportunities, and represents their views through lobbying and campaigns. Launched in January 2008, the JLD is a free membership group aimed at students with enrolled membership status, trainee solicitors, and solicitors with up to five years' active practice.

For regulatory information on becoming a solicitor, go to the website of the Solicitors Regulation Authority at www.sra.org.uk. This includes information on:

• the academic stage of training
• conversion courses
• student enrolment
• the Legal Practice Course
• the training contract