Legal Executives

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  • Created by: freya
  • Created on: 13-06-22 18:41

Facts & Figures

Role

  • Work in solicitors firms as assistants
  • Qualified lawyers who have passed the Institute of Legal Executives' Professional Qualification in law
  • Specialise in a particular area of law
  • Over 20,000 legal executives in practice
  • Specialise in a specific area of law
  • Day to day tasks similar to solicitor but tend to deal with more straight forward tasks eg. drafting wills, assisting in formation of company and handling various aspects of property transfer
  • Legal executives with Rights of Audience make a direct contribution to the law firm
  • Partners of the firm are responsible for the legal executives work

Rights Of Audience

  • Can appear for clients and make applications in undefended cases in family matters and in civil cases and county court
  • Can do further training  and obtain wider rights of audience since 2008
  • Three types of different practising certificates: civil proceedings certificate, criminal proceeding certificate, family proceedings certificate

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