Solicitors and Barristers Summary Unit 1 LAW01 - Law Making and the Legal System

Legal Personnel – Solicitors and Barristers


SOLICITORS AND BARRISTERS:

Solicitors:

 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.