Legal Personnel - Barristers Flashcards
Barristers
Around 12,7”0 barristers are self-employed in England and Wales
-Around a furtherb3000 employed by the CPS, civivl service, local governments
-collectively referred to as the Bar
- barristers must be a member of one of the four inns of court = Lincoln’s inn, inner temple, media temple, grays inn (all near the royal courts of justice)
Training of barrister
Entry is usually degree based
If you don’t have a degree you have to take the graduate diploma in law (GDL) in order to go on and qualify as a barrister
- student barristers must pass the bad professional training course, where stiudents learn
. Case preparation legal research
.written skills
. Opinion writing
.drafting docsimentd
.confrenxe skills
.negotiation
.advocay
Pupillage
Once they have passed the professional course, they are called to the bar and must complete their pupil age
- the bar course is theoretica and pupillage
- the bar course is theoretical and academic
- oupilgw is practical on the job training
- the treianee barrister becomes a pupil to qualified barristers
. They will shadow all their work
. Wither be wil one barrister for 12 months or two barristers for 6 months each
Role of barristers
- self employed working from chambers with other barristers
. Most chambers have around 15-20 barristers working from them
- have support staff working in the chambers too for administration e.g. a clerk
. Most barristers focus of advocacy (presenting cases in court)
They have the full rights of audience, meaning they can advocate in any court in England and wales
- some barristers specialise in areas such as tax/company law and will rarely go to court
Barristers still do paperwork as well, dragiring documentsm writing advice etc for their use in court
Kings council barristers
Barristers can apply for kings council status
This will be awarded if they are regarded as excellent in their field
They must have presented excellent advocat skills
They have shown the ability to advocate in complex cases
It has been an hour since 1597
Only the best legal advocates gain the status
Solicitors advocates can bow become ku too(if they have higher rights ofaudience)
- and you are regarded as a leader in your field
Solicitor
Around 130,000 practicing in England and wales
Controlled by their own professional body, the law society
Around 90,000 are in private or at use
Remainder are employed by local governments, business, cos etc
Training of solicitors
Usually you need a law degree to become a solicitor
If not you can do the GDL
Th pre old route of becoming a solicitor would be teh
LPC
With this yo would would only study with a university for one year whilst working alongside this as a paralegal etc
Once you have completed this one year and passed the LPC, you would need to obtain a training contract with your company
You would sit for two years in 4 different areas for 6 months each
At the end of the two years, you would be guaranteed a job with that firm and choose which area you would like to sit in .
Now training
SQE (solicitor qualifying exam) was introduced to replace the LPC and training contracts
Now you must work in a legal field for two years, but this isn’t a. Training contract, it could be as a paralegal, clerk etc
Alongside this, you must pass the SQE1 and SQE2
All exxamanations are sat in the UK at the same time , it costs £4,5000 to take the SQE
You can then book onto the SQE preparation courses at university tooo help you prep for you exams
Role,of solicitors
Many oriole who qualify as a solicitor, will go on to work in a private practise in a firm
Others may become legal adqvisors
A so,icy or pun private practice may work as a sole practitioner or in. Partnership
