With law firm efforts to boost diversity failing to make a big enough impact on the profession, Frances Ivens asks whether a new solicitor apprenticeship scheme – which could allow those without degrees to qualify as solicitors – has the potential to transform the route to legal qualification
The legal sector has long struggled to shake off the view that it is traditional and elitist, but plans announced in August to introduce a solicitor apprenticeship could fundamentally overhaul entry to the profession.
