Welcome
Launched in January 2008 for junior lawyers across England and Wales, the JLD is a division of the Law Society with an independent voice. This division represents all student members of the Law Society enrolled through the SRA, trainees, and solicitors with up to five years' active PQE.
The JLD is all about its community and their needs. To enable us to better represent you, we want to hear from you. Email us at juniorlawyers@lawsociety.org.uk
Trainee solicitor minimum salary under threat - JLD response
The Solicitors Regulation Authority has published proposals to abolish the mandatory minimum salary for trainee solicitors.
Read moreResearch assistant vacancies
The Law Commission is a leading law reform body and is looking to recruit around 15 high quality law graduates to work as research assistants on a variety of law reform projects.
Read moreHuman rights essay competition
Law students, trainee solicitors and young lawyers from England and Wales are invited to enter the Law Society's 2012 Graham Turnbull essay competition.
Read moreLegal aid: the need to campaign
'Lawyers' are not the first word you associate with social justice. John Keats summed up the general stereotype, 'I think we may class the lawyer in the natural history of monsters.' Whilst most of us would argue that we are not monsters and in fact fulfill an important role in society, there are also those lawyers who provide a service that ensures equal access to the law and recognises the right of poorest and most vulnerable members of society to justice.
Read moreFinancial matters
Student and Trainee Debt is an issue which the JLD lobbies and campaigns on. We continue to represent the view that the current cost of training and the debt which trainees face coming out of their education is one of the biggest barriers to entry into the profession.
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The JLD sent a notice about the JLD Raleigh Project India in early 2010 that seemed like an amazing opportunity and one which I grabbed with both hands.
