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Explaining what qualifications to start training there were, the article said: “ . . . an-applicant has to be interviewed by a panel of solicitors appointed by the Law Society, and this panel can conceivably withold consent on the grounds of mental immaturity.” But rewards are good to those who can afford the initial outlay; to quote again: “At first his salary will probably be in the range of £1,050 to £1,200, and a regular advance to £1,500 is standard. After a few years—and this period is becoming shorter—he can hope to enter a partnership. To do this he may have to acquire a share of the firm’s capital and goodwill, but this can usually be done out of his annual earnings. “Many solicitors of course, prefer to remain in salaried posts in private practice, rejecting the possibility of taking a partnership. The ablest of these should expect to earn £2,000, and in exceptional circumstances even more. Alternatively, many solicitors leave private practice early on, and enter the legal departments of the Civil Service, local government, the nationalised industries and of industrial companies. The Civil Service generally recruits solicitors sometime after they have qualified, and offers a starting salary, at the age of 24, of £1,280. After that further promotion depends on ability and luck, and the very able or very lucky) can hope to attain posts in the Civil Service at over £5,800 per year.”