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Nearly two-thirds of trainee lawyers admitted in 2013-14 female

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Nearly two-thirds of trainee lawyers admitted in 2013-14 female

Nearly two-thirds of entrants to the legal profession in Scotland are women, according to statistics produced by the Law Society of Scotland.

The Law Society’s report on traineeship figures reported in Scottish Legal News yesterday indicate that in 2013-14, 502 trainees were admitted. Of these 202 were men and 300 were women.

The practice year runs from 1 November.

The Law Society said: “Students without traineeships remain in a competitive market as a result of the economic downturn. Further information and guidance on finding a traineeship has been produced by the society.”

This represents an increase of 11 per cent compared to the number of traineeships registered in practice year 2012/13:

  • 93 per cent of those admitted in the last practice year are now employed as solicitors (compared to 88 per cent last year)

  • 12 per cent of traineeships are in house, the same proportion as last year

  • 78 per cent of traineeships are in the Central Belt

  • 38 per cent of traineeships are with firms with 10 or fewer partners (not including in house)

  • 63 per cent of those admitted over the last 5 years have been female

  • There are 541 PEAT 1 (Diploma) students who commenced in academic year 2014/15 compared to 573 the previous academic year

    • Some salient statistics from the report are as follows.

     

    Nearly two-thirds of trainee lawyers admitted in 2013-14 female

    Nearly two-thirds of trainee lawyers admitted in 2013-14 female

    Nearly two-thirds of trainee lawyers admitted in 2013-14 female

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