Legal Personal Flashcards
What are the 3 types of legal personnel?
Solicitors
Barristers
Legal executive
What work do solicitors do? ( There’s 8 get 4 - 5 )
Meeting with clients
Offering legal advice
Drafting legal documents
Wills and probate
Matrimonial and family matters
Negligence
Conveyancing
What does advocacy mean? ( Solicitors )
All solicitors have the right of an audience in the mag or county courts.
They can apply for a higher court.
What is the difference between the work of smaller and larger firms?
Smaller firms may focus on a specific area of law -matrimonial law ( divorce )
While big firms will be specific to certain area like business or commercial law.
Where else can solicitors work?
CPS , a local authority and as legal advisors.
Who regulates solicitors?
Solicitors Regulation authority
How many barristers in England and Wales?
16 500
Where do barristers work?
Majority self employed and advocate.
The reminder are employed by gov or industry and advice the organisation they work for.
What work do barristers do?
Advocacy
Draft legal docs
Legal research
Holding case conferences with clients
Writing an opinion for the client
Negotiating settlements
What does advocacy mean? ( barristers )
Representing clients in court
Where do barristers have right of audience?
All courts in England and wales
What is bar direct and why do we have it?
Allows someone to approach a barrister directly not through a solicitor ( past was flawed - extra cost )
What is a chamber?
Where barristers work - an office.
What is the structure of the chambers?
They employ a clerk who organised booking and allocation of cases. 15 - 20 barristers in a chamber.
What is the “cab rank” rule?
A barrister has a professional duty to accept any case which falls in their area and has a reasonable fee.
