Legal personnel

Question 1

what is the role of legal exexcutives

Answer 1

• mainly give legal advice
• specialise in 1/2 areas of law
• work in a firm supporting solicitors
• do legal research and draft documents
• perform simple legal tasks

Question 2

who are legal executives represented by ?

Answer 2

• CILEX
• charted institute of legal executives

Question 3

who are legal executives regulated by ?

Answer 3

CILEX regulation board

Question 4

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where is the first place you should compain about a legal executive ?

Answer 4

partner of the law firm

Question 5

where is the second place you should compain about a legal executive ?

Answer 5

CILEX regulation board

Question 6

where is the final place you should compain about a legal executive ?

Answer 6

legal ombidsman

Question 7

explain the role of solicitors

Question 8

Who are solicitors regulated by ?

Answer 8

The Law Society

Question 9

Who are solicitors regulated by ?

Answer 9

Solicitors Reglation Authority (SRA)

Question 10

Where is the first place to complain about a solicitor ?

Answer 10

The partner of the solicitors law firm

Question 11

Where is the 2nd place to complain about a solicitor ?

Answer 11

The SRA

Question 12

Where is the final place you can complain about a solicitor ?

Answer 12

Legal Omdisman

Question 13

What is the role of a barrister ?

Answer 13

• main role is advocacy in any court
• do admin and paperwork
• can give legal advice in civil cases only
• self employed
• go to a camber to use the CAB rule - can’t reject a case if the barrister is free

Question 14

Who are barristers represented by ?

Answer 14

The Bar Council

Question 15

Who are barristers regulated by ?

Answer 15

The Bar Standards Board (BSB)

Question 16

Where is the first place to complain about a barrister ?

Answer 16

The head of the chamber

Question 17

Where is the second place to complain about a barrister ?

Answer 17

The Bar Standards Board

Question 18

Where is the last place you can complain about a barrister ?

Answer 18

Legal Ombisman

Question 19

What act changed the Judiciary ?

Answer 19

The Tribunals, Court and Enforcement Act 2007

Question 20

What 3 areas did the Tribunals, Court and Enforcement Act 2007 change ?

Answer 20

• pool of applicants
• experience
• term

Question 21

How was the pool of applicants changed ?

Answer 21

Widened who could apply to be a judge - now includes legal executives

Question 22

How was the experience condition changed ?

Answer 22

Improved the variety of experience available

Question 23

How was the term condition changed ?

Answer 23

Reduced the term from 7 to 5 years for the lowest judge

Question 24

What are the 3 superior judges ?

Answer 24

• Supreme judges
• court of appeal judges
• high court judges

Question 25

What are the 3 inferior judges ?

Answer 25

• circuit judges
• recordert part time judges
• district judges

Question 26

What judges require a minimum of 5 years experience

Answer 26

District judges

Question 27

What judges require a minimum of 7 years experience

Answer 27

Recordert, circuit, high court, CoA judges

Question 28

What judges require a minimum of 15 years experience

Answer 28

Supreme Court justices