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Time to ditch the LPC?

Well done for raising this debate. I am training partner at Wansbroughs and share your view that it is time for a review. There are two issues for us; firstly the lack of understanding of basic legal concepts and secondly the broader feeling that LPC institutions continue to churn out LPC graduates with no regard for demand. We recruit 2 or 3 trainees each year and I presently expect to see over 200 applications for those places. In terms of optimizing their learning journey I consider that trainees need at least some academic legal grounding before being released into practice. I would favour a much shorter course with then a mix of practice and learning and with a freer salary market. The downside to this model may be that the cost/benefit ration of short courses tends (in my experience of the PSC) to be much poorer ie high costs for short courses. There would need to be some shift on the part of learning institutions for this to pay off. As an aside I expect to see more paralegalling work and opportunities over the next few years.

4-Aug-2009

10:27 am