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Legal representatives Flashcards

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Employment options

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  • firm of solicitors
  • local authorities
  • CPS
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Wages

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  • work is charged at an hourly rate
  • lower than that of a solicitor
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Role

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Same as a solicitor, but responsibilities are less complicated

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What must someone do to become a legal executive?

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  • obtain CILEx Professional Qualification
  • complete 3 years of supervised legal experience
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Legal executives will specialise in what?

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A particular area of law

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What must a legal executive do to become an advocate?

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obtain any of three advocacy certificates

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What are the 3 advocacy certficates?

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  • Civil Proceedings
  • Criminal Proceedings
  • Family Proceedings Certificate
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All legal executives are members of what?

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Chartered Institute of Legal Executives

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Charted Institute of Legal Executives

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  • creates their code of conduct
  • provides their education, training and development
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CILEx Regulation Board

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  • regulates legal executives
  • investigates complaints of professional misconduct
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What will the CILEx Regulation Board do if they discover professional misconduct?

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Send summary of findings to the Professional Conduct Panel

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What will the Professional Conduct Panel do when they receive a summary of findings from the CILEx Regulation Board?

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Decide whether there has been misconduct and if so reprimand the legal executive

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What may serious professional misconduct result in?

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disciplinary tribunal

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What can a disciplinary tribunal result in?

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  • a formal reprimand
  • fine
  • termination of membership
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What did The Legal Services Act 2007 establish?

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The Office for Legal Complaints

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What Act established the Office for Legal Complaints?

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The Legal Services Act 2007

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What does the Office for Legal Complaints do?

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Investigates how regulatory bodies investigate a complaint and refers the case to the Legal Ombudsman

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What investigates how regulatory bodies investigate a complaint and refers the case to the Legal Ombudsman?

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Office for Legal Complaints

Organisation Of The Legal System (19 decks)

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