Trainee numbers static as number of men entering profession falls
Trainee numbers remained static last year, according to the Law Society’s Annual Statistical Report. The number of new trainees registered in 2016/17 fell 0.2 per cent, from 5,728 to 5,719. It follows two years of growth in trainee numbers. In 2015/16 the number of trainees in England and Wales rose by 5 per cent, marking the first time since 2007/08 […]