Solicitors and Barristers Summary Unit 1 LAW01 - Law Making and the Legal System
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Unit 1 LAW01 - Law Making and the Legal System
Institution
AQA
Summary of AQA A level Law Solicitors and Barristers. Perfect for revision and practice paper guidance. Summarises the topic clearly with case examples. Covers the area of Solicitors, Barristers, Legal Executives and Queens Council
Governing body - law society
Regulated by the solicitor’s regulation authority
General practitioners of law
Private practice/firms/employed by organisations
Work consists of conveyancing + drafting
Have full rights of audience since the access to justice act 1999
Role of Solicitors:
Solicitor's governing body is The Law Society, and all practising solicitors must be a
member.
Regulated by solicitor’s regulation authority and considered general practitioners
work in private practice/employed by organisations
work consists of conveyancing, contracts, letters
Training:
Law degree - LPC > TC
Degree - GDL > LPC > TC
Law degree route:
1. Legal Practice Course (LPC) = vocational course + key skills to be a solicitor
2. Training contract (TC) = work experience in a firm for 2 years
Degree not in Law route:
1. Graduate Diploma in Law (GDL) = for those who have not got a degree in law for
core modules
2. Legal Practice Course (LPC) = vocational course + key skills to be a solicitor
3. Training contract (TC) = practical experience from a firm for 2 years – 20-day
professional skills course to build on skills from LPC.
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