Solicitors - Work and Organisation
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- Created on: 16-01-13 11:52
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- Solicitors - Work and Organisation
- Law Society
- professional body for solicitors
- Solicitors Regulation Authority
- responsible for providing education, training, and qualification requirements
- investigates allegations of professional misconduct
- Work
- writing letters on behalf of clients
- drafting documents
- contracts
- wills
- other legal documents
- Criminal matters
- representing in court
- dealing with conveyancing
- Specialism
- specialize in one specific field
- large firms have even greater
- Rights of Advocacy
- all solicitors have rights of advocacy in magistrates and county court
- rights in higher court very limited
- Solicitors Higher Rights of Audience Regulations 2010
- solicitors can apply for higher court qualifications
- to allow rights of audience in ALL courts
- solicitors can apply for higher court qualifications
- all solicitors have rights of advocacy in magistrates and county court
- Legal Services Act 2007
- ABS - used for consumers to have a wider choice of legal services
- can be owned by non-lawyers e.g. Tesco
- LDP's - allow firms to have 25% non-lawyers e.g Solicitors, Barristers and Accountants working together
- ABS - used for consumers to have a wider choice of legal services
- Organisation
- around 10,000 firms in England + Wales
- more than 115,000 in England + Wales
- 85.000 employed in private practise
- some employed in other organisations e.g. CPS
- usually work in partnerships as partners or associates
- Law Society
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