A group of 39 aspiring lawyers will gain unique access to government legal work as they start a two-year legal trainee programme at the Government Legal Department.
The new cohort, who started on 1 September, will work across the Department’s remit – including education, transport, healthcare, and defence – in either the Commercial Law or Generalist Trainee schemes, News Cover reports, citing UK government.
From the start, trainees will manage their own caseloads, as well as advise ministers on complex legal challenges, and on whether a policy can be implemented under existing legislation.
