legal personnel

• 'the bar' conrolled by their own professional body, the general coucil of the bar
• members of 1/4 inns. Lincolns Inn, Inner Temple, Middle Temple, Grays Inn
• 12,700 self employed
• 3,000 employed by organisations

Degree

• if not in law then must past the GDL
• GDL = Graduate Dipolma in Law

Bar Professional Training Course

• case prep
• opinion writing
• legal research
• drafting documents e.g. claims form
• conference skills
• negotiation
• advococy
• knowledge

Pupilage

• 'on the job' training - work shadowing a barrister
• for 12 months or 6 months shadowing 2.

• self employed but within a chamber 15-20 members
• employ a clerk as admin
• after 10 years can apply to Queens Counsel - harder cases, higher pay
• advocacy - presenting cases in court
• rights of audience, can speak in any court

• don't have to go through a solicitor first
• not allowed in criminal or family cases
• additional training required

• crown prosecution service - law pay but regular pay
• independent business
• local government
• civil services
• chamber work - high pay but not reliable

• can gain advocate right to higher cases after proving yourself in lower ones - get credited
• has not come into force is just a sugesstion

• 136,000 in practice
• 90,000 on private practice
• controlled by the law society

Degree

• in law or if not sits GDL
• GDL = graduate diploma in law

Legal Practice Course

• client interviews
• negotiation
• avdvocacy
• drafting documenhts
• legal research
• business management overseen by Solicitors Regulatory Authority

Authorised training

• works in a firm for 2 years gaining practical experience

• private firm practice
• legal advisor
• crown prosecution service
• local authority or government
• private practice as a sole solicitor
• general firm practice
• ain to start as assistant or associate solicitor in hope to be a partner in firm

• advising clients
• interviews
• negotiating
• writing letters
• drafting contracts, leases and other legal documents
• drawing up wills
• conveyancing
• advocacy

• In one field
• smaller firms are more general whereas larger firms have departments
• cities tend to concentrate on business
• solicitors breif barristers ready for the court

Conveyancing

• deal with legal side of buying and selling property

Rights of audience

• court and legal services act 1990
• can now apply for advocacy in higher courts. need magistrate and county court experience. then a short training course and exam

• can apply after 10 years
• 10% practising at the Bar are QC
• known as 'taking silk'
• take on more complicated and high profile cases
• not in QC 'junior barrister' - ofen assist QC
• charge higher fees

• appointed by Lod Chancellor

criticised for...

• criteria was too secretive
• less than 10% of QC were women, plus only small number of ethnic minority

= had an effect on the composition of the judiciary

senior judges usually chosen from QC ranks. In 2004 Lord Chancellor, the Bar Council and the law society agreed a new system.

done by the independent selection panel

• application fee = £2,160 ... if successful ...
• appoitment fee = £3,600

need references and an interview

• 2016 = 107 new QC members
• 25/48 women applied and were successful
• 9/32 ethnic minorities applied and were successful
• 3/9 solicitors applied and were sucessful
• 15% women and 6.5% ethnic minority

• work as a assistant in a solicitors firm
• have to pass the Institute of Legal Executives Professional Qualification in law
• specialise in one particular field
• over 20,000 in practice

• professional diploma in law and professioanl higher diploma in law
• 5 years work in a firm or organisation ( CPS or gov.)=

= fellow of the chartered insitute of legal executives

• can go on to be a solicitor after passing Law Societies Legal Practice Course

• handle various legal aspects of property transfer
• assist in the formation of a company
• dreft wills
• advise on matrimonial problems
• advise clients accused of petty crime
• have some rights of audience 
• specialise in one area 
• partners in firm are responsible of them
• fee earners = charge an hourly rate direct to client, this contributes to the firm

• some rights of audience - not family/civil matters in county court
• since 2008, extra course on advocacy and wider audience rights

3 practising certificates 

• civil proceedings
• criminal proceedings
• family porceedings

make applications of bail or deal with youth/family at magistrates 

Bar Council 

• fufills a trade union function 
• represents the bars view on issues such as legal aid payment rates to appropiate gov. department
• promotes fair access of justice to all
• use to be responsible for disciplining barristers who breahced Code Of Practice but was creating conflict so created the Bar Standards Board

Bar Standards Board

• sets training and entry requirements

If behaviour seriously breached then pass on to a Disciplinary Tribunal by independant Bar Tribunals and Adjudication Service

• reprimand Barrister
• complete extra training
• fine up to £50,000
• 12 month suspension
• disbar

If unhappy then go to the legal ombudsman 

Law Society

• everyone is a member, almost 200 years running
• speaks to gov. , parliament and public on legal issues in order to protect members
• helps raise the profile of the profession through campaigns and networking, promotes the UK legal sector

Solicitors Regulatory Authority 

• deals with complaints about misconduct

goes to a Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal 

• fine
• reprimand
• suspend
• strike

If unhappy go to Legal Ombudsman