Legal Personnel

Question 1

What is the role of a solicitor

Answer 1

Interview clients
Draft documents
Represent clients in police station
Advice clients on issues
Work in solicitors offices
Briefing barristers for crown court

Question 2

Solicitors advocacy in court

Answer 2

Limited rights of Audience
Advocate in magistrates court
Present cases to crown court

Question 3

Solicitors regulations

Answer 3

Solicitors regulatory authority delas with complaints about profesional misconduct

Question 4

Role of a barrister

Answer 4

Work from chambers
Full rights of audience
Trained to advice clients
Cannot he instructed by general public
Apply to become a Queens council
Operate a ‘cab rank rule’

Question 5

Regulations of a barrister

Answer 5

General council of the bar represents barristers
Bar standards board sets out code of conduct,discipline any barrister, sets training and entry standards

Question 6

Role of a legal executive

Answer 6

Specialise in a particular area of law
Handling aspects of protest transfer
Draft wills
Advice people on matrimonial problems

Question 7

Advocacy of legal executives

Answer 7

Some Rights of audience
Can do a course on advocacy and obtain wider rights of audience

Question 8

Regulations of a legal executive

Answer 8

Chartered institute of legal executives
-provides education
-published code of Conduct