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#Exam 1- Barristers, Solicitors, Legal Execs/services Flashcards

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1
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What are the two types of lawyers in England and Wales

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Barristers and solicitors

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2
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How many barristers are self employed

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12,700

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How many barristers work in the CPS, independent business and local government

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Roughly 3,000

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4
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What are the four inns of court

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Lincoln’s inn
Inner temple
Middle temple
Grays inn

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5
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What are barristers collectively called

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The bar

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6
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Who regulates barristers

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The general council of the bar

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What is the first step to becoming a barrister

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Degree in law

If it isn’t an law degree then they must take a GDL ( graduate diploma in law )

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What is the second step of training for barristers

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Complete the Bar professional training course

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9
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What activities are done in the bar training course

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Case prep 
Opinion writing 
Drafting documents 
Interviewing clients 
Advocacy 
Negotiation
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10
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Once completing the bar training course barristers are called to …

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The bar- which means they are a qualified barrister

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What is the practical stage of training which occurs after being recognised as being a barrister

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A pupillage

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What is involved in a pupillage

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Shadowing one barrister for 12 months or two for 6 months

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13
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What is the pupillage gateway

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All pupillage vacancies are notified and put on the site, the application will typically be 18 months prior

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What is the main issue with training of barristers

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The financial strain, students must cover fees for their degree (£9,000 a year) as well as the cost of the BPTC which is £15,000, GDL May also have to be paid for

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15
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How is the GDL seen as unfair

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Not all barristers take a paw degree

Would you be satisfied with a doctor who only studied medicine for a year

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What does the problem of oversupply mean

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There are too many completing the BPTC but not enough pupillage’s

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How many passed the BPTC and how many pupillage’s were available In 2014-15

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1,500 took BPTC

422 pupillage’s available

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18
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How many barristers does one set of chambers usually have

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15-20

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19
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What happens after a barrister has been working for ten years

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They can apply to be in the Queens council, this means they can take on more complex cases

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What is advocacy

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Presenting cases in court

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21
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What is rights of audience

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The right to present a case in court on behalf of another person

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22
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What can a barrister specialise in

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Tax and company law- this will mean they will barely appear in court

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What smaller roles does a barrister do

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Paperwork, writing opinions on a case, giving advice and drafting documents for use in court

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What is direct access

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Clients are able to see a barrister without a seeing a solicitor first

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25
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What cases is direct access not allowed for

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Criminal and family cases

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26
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What was proposed in 2015 for barristers

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It was suggested lawyers should do a QASA ( quality assurance scheme for advocates) to only let lawyers deal with smaller cases until gaining experience

27
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How are barristers and solicitors training similar

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Both have to do a law degree or pass a GDL

28
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What is the second part of the process to becoming a solicitor

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Legal practice course

29
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What is the training contract for solicitors

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Supervised training for two years in a solicitors firm or with CPS

30
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How much does the LPC cost

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£14000

31
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How many solicitors are employed in England and Wales

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40,000

32
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Where will a solicitor usually be employed

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In a private practice of in a solicitors firm

33
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What does the solicitors job role mainly include

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Mostly office bases work such as looking at contracts and drafting them, drafting wills, leases and conveyancing

34
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Who can solicitors typically brief before court

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A barrister

35
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Where can solicitors represent people in court

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Magistrates and county court

36
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What is the qualification which allows solicitors to do cases in higher courts

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Advocacy qualification

37
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How are barristers and solicitors work now similar

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Both can represent in court
Barristers can be seen directly in civil cases
Both do preparatory work in civil cases

38
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How many solicitors have higher rights

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6,500

39
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Who used to select members to be Queens council

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Lord chancellor

40
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When was the LC stopped from selecting members to be QC

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2004

41
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Why was the LC stopped from selecting members to be QC

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Too secretive and wasn’t representative-only 10% were women

42
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Who now selects members to be on the queen’s counsel

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Independent selection panel

43
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What is the process of becoming a QC

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Lawyers apply.
Application of £2160
Appointment of £3,600
Independent selection panel recommends them to LC

44
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How did the new election improve the queen’s counsel

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15% of members are now women and 6.5% are now from an ethnic minority

45
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What must a solicitor have to become a member of the QC

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An advocacy qualification and ten years of practice

46
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Where do legal executives work

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Solicitors law firm

47
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What qualifications does a legal executive need

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Have to pass a professional higher diploma in law and work for at least 5 years

48
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What is the role of a legal executive

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Have limited rights of audience but are similar to solicitors

49
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Who is the regulatory body of legal executives

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CILEx

50
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Who is the representatives of barristers

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Bar council

51
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Who regulates barristers

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bar standards board

52
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Who is the representative body of solicitors

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Law society

53
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Who is the regularly body for solicitors

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Solicitors regulatory authority

54
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Where do complaints for legal execs, barristers and solicitors go to

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Legal ombudsman

55
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What can the legal ombudsman do

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Apologise to client 
Give back any documents
Put things right 
Reduce legal fees 
Pay compensation up to £30,000
56
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What are the issues facing ethnic minorities in the legal profession

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Well represented in lower levels but not so well represented in higher levels

57
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What are the issues facing women in the legal profession

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Women are not as well represented in higher levels of the profession

58
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How many solicitors are women

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Over half

59
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How many barristers are women

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1/3

60
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What percentage of barristers are ethnic minority

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13%

61
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What are the issues with women and ethnic minorities

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they are under-represented in higher areas such as the QC where only 6.5% are from ethinic minorities

62
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what part of the legal profession is good with its representation of women and ethnic minorities

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solicitors

63
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what are the challenges and trends in the legal services

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alternative business structures pose a challenge to traditional legal firms
working practices have to lead to change with the increasing use of information technology
globalisation has led to firms becoming international

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