Training contract without law degree

Non-law students must complete a law conversion course (GDL), many universities offer this course

The most important factors to give you the best chance at securing a training contract are: If you’re studying law, you should aim to apply for training contracts in the penultimate year of your studies

However, before you even do these, you need to sort yourself out with a training contract if you want to become a solicitor

You should apply two years before you’re ready to start (but you knew that, right?) and that means non-law students should be applying in their final year

If you’re a non-law student, you should plan to apply in the final year of your studies

In general, law firms look to fill their training contract placements two years in advance

If it’s too soon for you to apply for a law training contract, you should start researching vacation schemes