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
JLD essay competition
The JLD is pleased to announce the launch of the annual JLD essay competition for its student, paralegal and trainee members. The closing date is Friday 26 July 2013.
Read moreWalk for legal charities on 20 May
Olympic rowing gold medallist Katherine Grainger will join over 6,000 members of the legal profession for this month's London Legal Walk to raise much-needed funds for free legal advice providers.
Read moreJLD and Raleigh International expedition 2013 - places available
The JLD annual expedition with Raleigh International will be venturing to new ground in October 2013 - Tanzania in Eastern Africa - in order to take part in a community development project. The expedition dates are 18 October to 5 November 2013.
Read moreWould you have taken the LPC if you'd known how few training contracts there are?
Mark Pentecost writes about the availability of training contracts and the thoughts and views of the JLD community on getting a contract.
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Tamasin Dorosti of the JLD executive committee reviews the JLD's LPC student forum held on 16 March 2013 at BPP Manchester.
