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. E-mail us at juniorlawyers@lawsociety.org.uk
Join the JLD's international development activity
Get your law career off to a great start and gain a year's CPD by taking part in an exciting overseas charity adventure with the 2010 Junior Lawyers Division (JLD) public service project, in association with youth and education charity Raleigh.
Read moreAccommodation needed for Junior Dutch lawyers
In June this year, young barristers and junior lawyers from England and Wales will be hosting a group of around 50 Dutch young lawyers in London through The Anglo Dutch Exchange (ADE). The JLD is looking for volunteer hosts to take part, can you help?
Read moreHaiti earthquake appeal: join up your giving
The Law Society have set up an online appeal to aggregate money raised by the legal profession.
Read moreCurrent issues
Before you embark on your legal career, we'd like to outline some of the realities involved in training as a solicitor that you may not be aware of, to ensure sure that you are empowered to make your career decisions armed with all of the relevant information.
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There needs to be a set of principles in place to protect students in this marketplace. A 'law schools' charter' if you will. And the SRA should enforce it...