Revising the Legal Profession.

Without looking in the textbook, answer as many of the below questions as you can. Then repeat the process, using the textbook.  

Barristers.  

(1)         How many barristers practice in England and Wales ?

(2)         What qualifications do you need to train as a barrister?

(3)         Name the four Inns of Court.

(4)         What does to ëkeep termsí refer to?

(5)         What is the name for the vocational training used by barristers?

(6)         After the vocational training, what barristers who intend to practice do?

(7)         Are barristers in paid employment or self-employed once qualified?

(8)         What can a barrister apply to become after 10 years of practice?

(9)         Who controls barristers?

(10)           What is the role of the Legal Services Ombudsman?

(11)           How are barristers paid?

(12)           What historical aspect signifies the method of payment?

(13)           What did Rondel v Worsley (1969) establish?

(14)           What did Saif Ali v Sidney Mitchell & Co (1977) determine?

(15)           What did Hall v Simons (2000) establish?

(16)           What changes came about following the Courts and Legal Services Act 1999?

(17)           What did the 2001 report of the Office of Fair Trading propose?

(18)           Can barristers be instructed by anyone other than a solicitor?

(19)           What is pro bono work?

(20)           Can a barrister sue for his or her fee?

Solicitors.  

(21)           What are solicitors often referred to as?

(22)           What qualifications do you need to qualify as a solicitor?

(23)           Can you name six types of work undertaken by solicitors?

(24)           Who keeps the roll of qualified solicitors?

(25)           What is the name of the organisation which controls and governs solicitors?

(26)           Who investigates complaints against solicitors?

(27)           What is the role of the Legal Services Ombudsman?

(28)           Can solicitors be liable for negligent advice and/or advocacy?

1.      What is the name of the case that determines if there is any liability?

(29)           Do solicitors have an exclusive right to conveyancing?

(30)           Can a solicitor appear in both the Magistrateís Court and the County Court?

(31)           What do solicitors need to have rights of audience in higher courts?

(32)           What changes does the Access to Justice Act 1999 seek to change with regards to rights of audience?

(33)           Approximately how many practicing solicitors are there in England and Wales ?  

Other Professionals.  

(34)           How does a person qualify to be a Legal Executive?

(35)           What is the role of a Legal Executive?

(36)           Who governs Legal Executives?

(37)           Who generally employs Legal Conveyancers?

(38)           Which legislation enabled these changes with regards to employment?

(39)           What is the name of the organisation which controls and organises para-legals?

(40)           Who must para-legals work with?  

Dr Peter Jepson.