Law Key Words ELS🚨(Legal Personnel)-NOVEMBER EXAM TOPIC FOCUS Flashcards
Barrister
type of lawyer in common law jurisdictions. Barristers mostly specialise in courtroom advocacy and litigation. Their tasks include taking cases in superior courts and tribunals, drafting legal pleadings, researching the law and giving expert legal opinions.
Solicitor
As a solicitor, you would work closely with clients and are likely to be their first point of contact. The issues that solicitors advise on range from personal issues (such as wills and divorces) to commercial work (such as mergers and acquisitions).
Advocacy
Advocacy is the means by which a barrister puts his or her client’s case to the court. It may be written or oral.
Pupillage
Pupillage is a period of practical training required to
become a fully fledged barrister. Pupils work full-time
under the wing of experienced barristers, developing
vocational skills and deepening their understanding of
various practice areas.
Direct access
The Direct Access (or Public Access) scheme allows
egal executives
members of the public to instruct an authorised barrister directly
GDL
Graduate diploma in Law- allows you to convert a degree into a legal qualification
Legal practise Course
The LPC is the final stage of training to become a qualified solicitor. You study the LPC after successful completion of a qualifying law degree, or other recognised qualifications.
Conveyancing
the branch of law concerned with the preparation of documents for the conveyance of property.
King’s Counsel
King’s Counsel (KC) are barristers or solicitor advocates who have been recognised for excellence in advocacy. They’re often seen as leaders in their area of law and generally take on more complex cases that require a higher level of legal expertise.
Legal executive
A legal executive, formally known as a Chartered Legal Executive, is a type of lawyer. Although the practice of a legal executive is similar to the practice of a solicitor, the route to qualifying as a legal executive is quite different than the route to qualifying as a solicitor.
General Council of the Bar
The General Council of the Bar, commonly known as the Bar Council, is the representative body for barristers in England and Wales. Established in 1894, the Bar Council is the ‘approved regulator’ of barristers, but discharges its regulatory function to the independent Bar Standards Board.
Bar Standards Board
The Bar Standards Board regulates barristers and specialised legal services businesses in England and Wales in the public interest.
Law society
An independent professional body for solicitors in England and Wales.
Chartered Institute for legal executives
The professional body for over 17,000 members, made up of paralegals, CILEX Lawyers and other specialist legal professionals in England and Wales.
Solicitors Regulatory Board
The Legal Services Board is the oversight regulator for legal services approved regulators in the Legal Services Act 2007. These bodies directly regulate the lawyers practising in England and Wales.
