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Lift for trainee barristers as HSBC reinstates BPTC loan

The same applies to those wishing to become solicitors. Unless you are lucky enough to have funding as part of a training contract, you must take on a substantial amount of debt if you wish to become a solicitor. In the absence of Bank of Mum and Dad and/or trust fund assistance, you must take on considerable debt at University, take on considerable debt at the College of Law and then earn next to nothing for 2 years whilst undertaking your training contract, which for most, produces considerable debt. This is about the long game and a challenging and rewarding career, both intellectually and financially. Having said all of this, if I had to start by taking on £27k of debt just for University tuition fees, I would probably just become a plumber, which apparently pays very well.

8-Mar-2011

2:28 pm