Looming shortage of country lawyers, according to LCA survey

09/07/2009

A Law Council study released today has confirmed that problems in recruiting and retaining lawyers in rural, regional and remote areas is adversely affecting the ability of country people to access legal services in their communities.

�Law Council President John Corcoran said: "Not only do the survey results suggest that there is a shortage of lawyers at present, it is likely that this situation will dramatically deteriorate. The survey results indicated that a large number of legal practitioners, many of whom are sole practitioners, will retire in the next five to 10 years. Alarmingly, 42 per cent of the legal practitioners surveyed do not intend to practise law in five years’ time." Learn more >

**9 July 2009 **