Wragges defers trainees
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Birmingham giant Wragge & Co has become the latest law firm to delay the start dates of its future trainee solicitors.
The firm has approached its September 2009 and September 2010 intakes and asked for volunteers to defer for 12 months.
Wragges will pay an unconditional £5,000 to those trainees who decide to take up the offer.
Meanwhile, Pinsent Masons has had 26 per cent of its future joiners take up its offer of deferral.
Out of 134 future trainees for intakes in September 2009, March 2010 and September 2010, 35 will be deferring their start dates.
All together 15 have agreed to defer by 12 months and will receive £7,000 while 20 joiners have decided to defer by six months for a payment of £3,000.
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Readers' comments (2)
John Smith | 1-May-2009 8:42 pm
It is rather sad so many industry are affected by the current economic downturn, and the law industry are not immune. It is good to know that they are at least getting compensated.
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John Bull | 5-May-2009 1:39 pm
£5,000 is not compensation, it is an outrage; and approximately 1/5 of the salary a person working for Wragge & Co would expect to recieve. Why not be realistic and pay 1/2 pay like firms such as accenture are doing? The SRA need to step up to the plate.
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