Becoming A No Win No Fee Solicitor
The role of a personal injury lawyer is to obtain compensation for clients who have been injured due to the negligence of others. Personal injury solicitors usually work in the area of tort law and it is a popular career choice for many.
Gaining a law degree is the first step to becoming a personal injury solicitor. You will not need to do a common professional examination or a graduate diploma in law if your law degree included modules on the following; legal knowledge, contract, tort, criminal, equity and the law of trusts, property law, EU law and public law.
There is a test which many of the leading UK universities require prior to entry known as the LNAT National Admissions Test For Law to be sat before students can enrol on an undergraduate course.
You are required to complete the LPC Legal Practice Course, this should be completed either straight after you complete your law degree or after the GDL or CPE is completed. The LPC course gives a much more practical approach to becoming a qualified professional. It aims to help train student and make sure that they have the relevant skills and experience that they will need.
A training contract should be applied for in the final year of a qualifying law degree and competition for places can be extremely fierce. With some larger firms you will get your CPE/ LPC OR GDL fees paid for you. The experience you gain from your training contract should be varied and you should have somebody experienced in the field of personal injury law.
When you become a personal injury lawyer you can expect a very rewarding and interesting career. The case load for personal injury lawyers is never quiet. You will find that working in this area means you are always busy.