Breakdown of routes to admission
The numbers of solicitors being admitted to the roll in England and Wales has increased.
The table below provides a breakdown of those admitted in the 12 months to end of April 2021 and the 12 months to end of April 2020 by their routes to qualification.
In the 12 months to end of March 2021, 80% of new solicitors took the Period of recognised training followed by Legal Practice Course route. The second most popular route was to take the Qualified Lawyers Transfer Scheme.
| Date(s) | Period of recognised training followed by Legal Practice Course | Chartered Legal Executives (CiLEX) & Assistant Justices’ Clerks | Qualified Lawyers Transfer Scheme | Qualified Lawyers Transfer Test | Registered European Lawyer | Equivalent Means | Republic of Ireland Exempt | Northern Ireland Exempt | Other/ Unknown |
Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 2020 to April 2021 | 5,558 (80%) |
303 (4%) |
709 (10%) |
3 (0%) |
123 (2%) |
97 (1%) |
134 (2%) |
37 (1%) |
14 (0%) |
6,978 |
| May 2019 to April 2020 | 5,611 (82%) |
330 (5%) |
543 (8%) |
7 (0%) |
66 (1%) |
83 (1%) |
178 (3%) |
29 (0%) |
2 (0%) |
6,849 |