1.   Articled clerks, recently renamed trainee solicitors, are paid salaries, which have in recent years become increasingly attractive.

2.   However, not all these authorities recruit trainee solicitors.

3.   Some authorities allow trainee solicitors to spend time with a neighbouring authority to gain wider experience.

4.   Research is often carried out by trainee solicitors and the rapid turnover of support at that level reinforces the need for the index.

5.   The course developed by Newcastle poly which should become Northumbria University next month is a one-stop route to becoming a trainee solicitor.