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Legal education’s oversupply is unethical

While I agree that there are universities exploiting aspirational young people, the students do have to take responsibility. These uneven odds have existed in Australia for many years. When I qualified, the big firms would each take fewer than 15 trainees a year. The majority of students undertook double degrees (Arts/Law, Commerce/Law, etc) to improve their chances, resulting in 5 years at university. The result? Cut-throat competition, considerably raised standards and solicitors much sought after the by top UK practices. Competition is not all bad news.

4-May-2011

4:22 pm