Question about the PGDL at ULaw
I've gotten an offer to do the PGDL at ULaw and I want to qualify for the bar, but I heard from a friend that apparently most people who do the PGDL end up as solicitors and that they rarely qualify to become barristers. Does anyone know if this is true?
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There are far more solicitors than there are barristers, so naturally those who study for a PGDL are more likely to end up as solicitors and not as barristers, and that's what most of those taking the courses intend. The qualification paths of people who aren't competing for the relatively small number of pupillages have no bearing on your prospects of success.
Of greater significance is the overall attrition rate amongst aspiring lawyers of every kind. Most people who seek to become practising solicitors or barristers do not succeed in that aim. Most people who pass the Bar exams don't become practising barristers. Some become solicitors.
Of greater significance is the overall attrition rate amongst aspiring lawyers of every kind. Most people who seek to become practising solicitors or barristers do not succeed in that aim. Most people who pass the Bar exams don't become practising barristers. Some become solicitors.
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by Stiffy ByngThere are far more solicitors than there are barristers, so naturally those who study for a PGDL are more likely to end up as solicitors and not as barristers, and that's what most of those taking the courses intend. The qualification paths of people who aren't competing for the relatively small number of pupillages have no bearing on your prospects of success Of greater significance is the overall attrition rate amongst aspiring lawyers of every kind. Most people who seek to become practising solicitors or barristers do not succeed in that aim. Most people who pass the Bar exams don't become practising barristers. Some become solicitors.
that makes a lot of sense. thank you!!
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by kaiyq22I've gotten an offer to do the PGDL at ULaw and I want to qualify for the bar, but I heard from a friend that apparently most people who do the PGDL end up as solicitors and that they rarely qualify to become barristers. Does anyone know if this is true?
Hi,
The broad statistic might be true, but there is a bit more to it, as has been said above! There are more training contracts than pupillage places. There are also more routes to become a solicitor now given recent SRA reforms. This contributes to making it a more popular route for people to apply to. Both are still very competitive careers. It is competitive to become a barrister, but this does not change depending on where you study!
Layla
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