Eversheds set to combine LPC with training contract
updated on 15 December 2011
International firm Eversheds has announced that it will be running the Combined Study Training Contract (CSTC) from August 2012, which shortens the time required to qualify as a solicitor by combining the Legal Practice Course (LPC) with a simultaneous training contract. The scheme will be run from the firm's London, Birmingham and Leeds offices and is initially set to offer places to 12 students, with more joining the firm through the traditional route of completing the LPC separately before embarking on a training contract.
The course has been approved by the SRA, and will see successful applicants qualify eight months before wannabe lawyers taking the traditional route. Trainees will motor through core LPC modules before embarking on their training contract with Eversheds and completing their LPC electives during the relevant seats of their training.
Nicky Bizzell, Graduate Recruitment Manager at Eversheds, said: "We are very excited about our Combined Study Training Contract as we believe that this is the future of legal training. Lawyers of the 21st century need a high-quality learning experience which will stand them in good stead for their future careers. We anticipate that this more focused, work-based learning approach will be very popular."
For more information, see Eversheds' CSTC page.
