Firm-specific Legal Practice Courses (LPCs) are proving a turn-off for one in five students at leading universities, according to a survey of more than 2,000 students.

The survey (see full report), which was conducted by Legal Week’s research arm, Legal Week Intelligence, found 23% of the respondents said they would be less likely to apply for a training contract at a firm-specific course compared with 21% who said they would be more likely to apply.