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130,382: Solicitors numbers rise led by in-house expansion while training contract numbers continue to slide

The Law Society today (27 April 2015) published its Annual Statistics Report 2014, showing that while the number of solicitors rose, returning to growth in 2014 after dipping in 2013, and those graduating with a law degree reached record highs, the number of training contracts continued to fall.

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