students in part-time

Working part time
This is where you serve under a training contract on a part time basis, in the same way, as any other employee would work part time.
The period of training must not exceed four years and can not be less than would be served by a trainee in full time employment under a two-year training contract.
The length of the training contract will be calculated in days and half days depending on how many you work each week.
The Law Society provide the following guidance:
Number of days worked per week Length of Training Contract
2½ days 1460 days (4 years)3 days 1216 days3½ days 1043 days4 days 913 days4½ days 811 days5 days 730 days (2 years)
You should realise however that if extra hours such as overtime or weekend work are completed whilst working part time, the time will not be considered in order to reduce the overall term.