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This is a fight which I will not stop.
This is not right!
To whom it may concern,
I thought it might be appropriate to contact you in regards to atrocities that numerous businesses have been committing in regards to the legal profession.
Last week, The Legal Week (a legal profession magazine), reported that numerous law schools were increasing their fees, despite the slowing economy. It was reported that some of the law schools in London were increasing their fees by 9% to £12,500.
Considering the fact that Lincolnshire's local university, the University of Lincoln, soon plans to offer the Legal Practice Course (a course designed to train people to become solicitors), it is of great importance.
What does this mean for Lincolnshire's students and prospective students?
Furthermore, what does it mean for local law firms?
Students will be forced to fork out more than is necessary for a course which is being criticised for its varied teaching standard. One of the problems that this course is not state subsidised and thus people must find their own means to pay for a course that, on average, costs around £10,000.
Law firms have been offering grants and scholarships to help ease the financial burden. Wilkin Chapman offered a grant of £5,000 to students wishing to take the Legal Practice Course.
If fees increase, there will come a point when the firms will no longer see the value of the investment and stop helping students.
Students will be left to burden the cost.
I have written to Douglas Hogg MP, appealing to him that the Government should act on this particular course of action by the law schools.
Furthermore, I have created a petition which can be accessed at http://www.petition.co.uk/the_fight_for_legal_diversity
I would like to appeal to your good nature to publish this information to students, or allow a small portion of your time to allow someone to talk about the problems and what it means for Lincolnshire.
Yours faithfully,
Ian Caithness
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