CLS news

The LSC is delighted to announce that 150 grants, worth £3million in total, have now been awarded to organisations across England and Wales through the Training Contract Grants Scheme. This is 50% more than last year. These grants help support an organisation and a trainee solicitor for up to four years through the Legal Practice Course and the Training Contract.

Over 220 applications were received from organisations nationwide. Grants have been awarded to a mixture of solicitors firms and Not-for-Profit organisations from across England and Wales, ensuring that talented trainees continue to enter legal aid.

The next step is for organisations who have been given a grant to recruit their trainee. This will take place between now and 30th January 2009.

For a full list of the organisations who have been awarded a grant under the 2008 Training Contract Grants Scheme, please see the 'grant recipients for the 'Training Contracts Grant Scheme 2008' document, on the Training Contract Grant Scheme page.