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Government Legal Department: Solicitors

Commons · Question 123079 · Tabled 23 Mar 2026 · Attorney General · Official record

Answered 26 Mar 2026

Question

Asked by Neil Shastri-Hurst

To ask the Solicitor General, how many trainee solicitors who undertook a training contract with the Government Legal Department left upon completion in each of the past five years.

Answer

Answered by Ellie Reeves, 26 Mar 2026

The Government Legal Department’s (GLD) Legal Trainee Scheme is a two‑year programme. Accordingly, the year of completion reflects cohorts who began their training contracts two years earlier.The number of trainee solicitors who undertook a training contr...