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very in-depth and clear lecture notes from student at city university of London studying the English legal system. I personally revised from these notes and achieved a 2:1 in this module.

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Legal professions

The relevant acts

Administration of Justice Act 1985: sanctioned licensed conveyancers

Courts and Legal Services Act 1990: solicitors given opportunity to gain higher rights of audience

Access to Justice Act 1999: established Legal Services Commission to oversee legal aid

Legal Services Act 2007: introduced ABS.

The debate re ‘in the public interest’

Lawyers: a strong independent profession required with high ethical standards & a high level of
expertise (Cost=some restrictions & cost may be high)

v
Requires competition to improve efficiency. Control via independent regulation preferable to self-
regulation.

The profession (numbers)

 138,243 solicitors
 326 alternative business structures
 15,279 barristers
 7,927 chartered legal executives
 5,404 operating in other areas of legal profession (e.g. conveyancers)

Professional groups connected with the legal profession

 Legal executives
 IP attorneys
 Licensed conveyancers
 Costs draftsmen
 Insolvency practitioners
 Tax advisers
 Paralegals

Also:

 Lay advisers/advocates
 Law Centres
 Membership services (organisations providing legal services to their members)
 Specialist agencies (Greenpeace, Liberty etc)
 Claims management companies

, Legal services/ lawyers services distinction

 Lawyers in private practice
 Lawyers in industry (in-house)
 Lawyers in civil service/local government
 Lawyers in court administration



Specially trained lay advisers e.g. CAB, welfare rights officers (benefits), licensed conveyancers, will-
writers, accountants (taxes), staff at claims management companies.

Solicitor v barrister

Solicitor:

 Give advice and assistance on matters of law
 First point of contact for people & bodies seeking legal advice/representation
 Work in private practice, central/local government, in-house within commercial/industrial
organisation.
 Representing individuals and organisations in their dealings with the law
 Can be advocates. All solicitors acquire full rights of audience when admitted to the roll
 Can also wear wigs

Qualifications and training

1. Academic stage (LLB, GDL or CILEX)
2. Vocational stage (LPC)
3. Practical stage (Training contract or ‘period of recognised training’ (e.g. paralegals)
4. Trainee becomes fully qualified solicitor

Barrister:

 Offer advice on legal issues
 Represent clients in court
 Receive their information/instructions from a client’s solicitor
 Work in chambers, preparing cases
 Advocacy
 Self employed
 Pupil barrister £12,000 minimum PY
 Average £180,000 PY
 Flood and Hviid 2013 cab rank rule: if a barrister receives instructions from a solicitor, and
you have no other work conflicts, and the payment has been met, you must accept the
work.

Qualifications and training

1. Qualifying law degree
2. BCAT
3. Must join one of the inns of court
4. BPTC
5. Pupillage (one year apprenticeship assisting a qualifying barrister)
6. Tenancy (space in an office or chambers for which you practice and are assessed)

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