Careers in Law

As of April 2015 there were 132,087 practising solicitors, the total number on the roll was 167,147. Women make up 48% of the profession, however only 30% of partners are women. As of April 2014 there were 15,690 barristers of whom 81% were self-employed. Women make up around 35% of all practising barristers. As of May 2015 there were around 20,000 trainee and practising legal executives, of whom 74% were women. Please note that there are many more people taking law courses than there will ever be jobs for, and the minimum annual trainee salary has been abolished, which means that law firms can (and many do) pay the minimum wage.  [ source GTAssociates ]