Breakdown of routes to admission
The number 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 2023 and the 12 months to end of April 2022 by their routes to qualification.
In the 12 months to end of December 2022, 70% of new solicitors took the Legal Practice Course followed by a period of recognised training. The second most popular route was to take the Qualified Lawyers Transfer Scheme.
| Date(s) | Legal Practice Course followed by a period of recognised training | Chartered Legal Executives (CiLEX) & Assistant Justices’ Clerks | Qualified Lawyers Transfer Scheme | Qualified Lawyers Transfer Test | SQE | Registered European Lawyer | Equivalent Means | Republic Ireland Exempt | Northern Ireland Exempt | Other/ Unknown | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 2022 to April 2023 | 5,829 (72%) |
277 (3%) |
1010 (12%) |
6 (0%) |
874 (11%) |
1 (0%) |
110 (1%) |
1 (0%) |
1 (0%) |
5 (0%) |
8,114 |
| May 2021 to Aprl 2023 | 5,636 (80%) |
312 (4%) |
779 (11%) |
7 (0%) |
103 (1%) |
6 (0%) |
114 (2%) |
61 (1%) |
19 (0%) |
9 (0%) |
7,046 |