Funding and Salaries

Funding

We offer sponsorship for the CPE/GDL and LPC fees, plus a maintenance grant of £5,000 per year of study. We do not back date payment of the maintenance grant or fees for courses attended before the date of offer.

Salaries and Benefits

Forsters offers a competitive salary and benefits package.

Salaries for September 2009 are £31,500 for first year trainees and £33,500 for second year trainees. Salaries are reviewed on 1 September each year.

We offer trainees a package of benefits including 24 days holiday each year increasing to 25 days on qualification (this increases with length of service to a maximum of 27 days), life insurance, permanent health insurance, private healthcare, contributory pension scheme, season ticket loan, subsidised gym membership, a cycle to work scheme, and employee assistance programme.