Solicitors

• 130,000 solicitors in England and Wales
• majority of solicitors in private practice of a solicitors firm (e.g family, wills/probate, employment, commercial)
• advise clients, write letters on behalf of clients, draft legal documents, draw up wills and deal with conveyances. Advocate in court with right of audience in mags and county court - further training can be taken.
• solicitors professional body - law society
• poor service - follow in house complaints procedure at law firm, go to legal ombudsman
• professional misconduct - solicitors regulation authority. Solicitors disciplinary tribunal may suspend or strike off register
• sue - breach of conduct and negligence