Policy
26 June, 2008
LSC announce £3million available for training grants
A further 150 grants to be awarded
The Legal Services Commission (LSC) announced yesterday that it is making a further 150 grants available - worth up to £3 million - to help train legal aid solicitors of the future. Each grant is worth up to £20,000.
The grants will cover:
- 100% of the cost of professional skills courses for successful Legal Practice Course (LPC) students on training contracts with a solicitor organisation
- 60% tuition fees for Full Time/Part Time students on the LPC
- 50% of the Solicitors Regulation Authority minimum salary
Solicitor organisations can recruit either someone who has completed their LPC and is ready to start a training contract, or a current or future LPC student who, on completion of their course, joins the organisation on a training contract.
Commenting on the announcement, Carolyn Regan, Chief Executive of the LSC said -
'I am very pleased to announce this latest round of grants. This year we are able to make 50% more training grants available as our commitment to funding the next generation of legal aid lawyers. The grants will add to the LSC’s investment in the next generation of legal aid solicitors which already stands at nearly £15million. The training grants provided so far will translate into nearly 600 newly qualified solicitors working in legal aid. Each of these new solicitors makes a real difference to people’s lives.'
Priority will be given to organisations with contracts in the areas of Crime, Family, Immigration, Mental Health and Social Welfare law.
For more information, see the LSC press release £3million available for the next generation of legal aid solicitors.
