4. Legal Professionals: Legal Executives

Question 1

What is the intro to legal executives?

Answer 1

Qualified Lawyers who have passed the institute of Legal Executives’ Professional Qualification in Law. They work as assistants in solicitors firms specialising in a particular area of law

Question 2

What 4 things can be talked about for legal executives?

Answer 2

-Qualification and training-
-Role
-Rights of Audience
-Regulation

Question 3

What do you write for Qualification and Training?

Answer 3

-Professional Diploma in Law
-Professional Higher Diploma in Law
-Must have worked in a Solicitor’s firm or other legal organisation for at least 5 years
-Become a fellow of the chartered institute of legal executives

Question 4

What do you write for role?

Answer 4

-Similar to solicitor however deal with more straightforward matters
-Key duties include: handling legal aspects of a property transfer, assists in formation of a company, draft wills, and advice on divorce

Question 5

What do you write for rights of audience?

Answer 5

-Have some rights of audience as can appear to make applications where the case is not defended in family matters and civil cases in County Court
-Can complete a course to obtain wider rights of audience for a civil, family, or criminal proceedings
certificate
Legal executives are fee earners: Work is changed at an hourly rate directly to the client

Question 6

What do you write for regulation?

Answer 6

-All legal executives are members of the Chartered Institute of Legal Executives (CILEx) which provides education, training and development of skills. A code of conduct is published to guide good practise but does not regulate the profession
-CILEx regulation board is the independent regulator and investigates complaints, the professional Conduct Panel will decide if there has been misconduct and can either reject the complaint, give a warning or reprimand, or refer to a Disciplinary Tribunal for really serious matters