Roles and regs of legal advice or rep

• Legal exec - main role

  Legal Advice
• Legal exec - do they specialise

  Yes, in one area of law
• Deal with ------ tasks to support -------

  simpler

  solicitors
• Solicitor - main role


  legal advice
• solicitor - other roles

  Paperwork/admin, Represent in lower courts (advocacy)
• Solicitors - how can they advocate in all courts


  they must receive a certificate of advocacy to allow them, to go to any court in England and Wales
• Solicitors - specialise


  large firm - may specialise

  small firm - deal with all
• Barrister - main role


  advocacy
• Barrister - other roles


  Paperwork, from 2007 allowed to give advise in some criminal cases.
• Barrister - employment


  Self-employed
• Barrister - what is the CAB rank rule


  If the case is in their main area of law, willing to pay fees, and available, they are required to take the case.
• Legal exec (reg) - represented by

  Charted Institution of Legal Executives (CILEX)
• Legal exec (reg) - Regulated by

  CILEX regulation board
• Legal exec (reg) - First place to complain


  Law firm worked for, a partner of the firm
• Legal exec (reg) - Second place to complain

  CILEX regulation board
• Legal exec (reg) - Final place of complaint


  Legal Ombudsman (LO)
• Solicitor (reg) - represented by

  Law Society
• Solicitor (reg) - regulated by

  Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA)
• Solicitor (reg) - First place to complain


  Law firm worked with, partner of firm
• Solicitor (reg) - Second place

  SRA
• Solicitors - What could SRA do


  Remove from role, free work, compensation
• Solicitor (reg) - Last place


  Legal Ombudsman (LO)
• Barrister (reg) - represented by


  Bar council
• Barrister (reg) - regulated by


  Bar Standards Board (BSB)
• Barrister (reg) - First place to complain


  The chamber where they are based, head of chamber
• Barrister (reg) - Second place


  Bar standards board (BSB)
• Barrister (reg) - Final place


  Legal ombudsman (LO)