LAW SOCIETY NEWS Budding Lawyers Should Know What They’re Up


Against Before Embarking on a Career in Law


Potential entrants to the legal profession must be given more and better information before embarking on costly programmes of study, the Law Society has said in response to the final recommendations of a major review of legal education and training.


Responding today to the long- awaited Legal Education and Training Review, Law Society chief executive Desmond Hudson said there is an oversupply of graduates looking for careers in the law who are lacking specific skills required by law firms and are not sufficiently briefed about the realities of securing a job.


Desmond Hudson questioned whether law schools are doing enough to address quality assurance issues:


‘The report contains a substantial number of detailed proposals, most of which are commendable and deserve the support of the profession. However a number of strategic themes deserve further debate and consideration.


‘Educational establishments which are privileged to deliver qualifying law degrees are leaving quality assurance to the profession. The feedback we are getting from law firms shows that graduates are


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