Solicitors under British legal system

Solicitor under British legal system

Group 4

Start

Members of group 4:

Nguyễn Thị Minh Thư

Trần Hà Trang

Đỗ Thành Trung

Vũ Thị Thương

463138

463135

463137

463136

Team 4's quizz

warm-up

Start

Who is this?

A Barrister

B Solicitor

right answer

GOOD JOBS, GUYS.

Barristers are similar to solicitors in some aspects, aren't they ?

B No, they aren't

A Yes, they are

right answer

MAGNIFICENT

WHICH LEGAL WORKS BELOW ARE MAINLY UNDERTAKEN BY SOLICITORS ?

B Advising clients, providing legal opinions, drawing up contracts, checking legal documents supplied by others

A Appearing in court, cross-examining witnesses, reviewing evidence, sentences for the client

right answer

YOU DESERVE TO HAVE OUR HEART.

In the UK, is a qualifying law degree such as an LLB compulsory to have a higher career in professional law?

Yes, it is

No, it isn't

right answer

OUSTANDINGGG

Opportunities and challenges encountered by solicitors in the UK

II

Overview of Solicitors

III

Solicitors in comparison with Barristers

Overview of Solicitors

01

Definition of Solicitors

Who is solicitor?

In the UK, a solicitor is defined as a member of the legal profession who is qualified to deal with legal matters, give legal advice to clients, and instruct barristers to represent clients in UK higher Courts

+ info

02

Characteristics of Solicitors

Instruct a barrister to represent a client and prepare the case for a barrister in a legal matter that is brought before a tribunal or court

Take instructions from clients and provide them with legal advice on possible courses of action

The work of a solicitor can be divided into non-contentious legal work and contentious legal work

03

Training process to become Solicitors

Law degree or a different subject followed by a Law conversion course like CPE

Legal Practice Course(LPC)

Training in the specialized law practice that is operated by the Law Society

Practising certificate

*In England and Wales: pass Solicitors Qualifying Examinations (SQE)*In Northern Ireland and Scotland: pass The Institute of Professional Legal Studies (IPLS)

+ info

04

Legal work mainly undertaken by Solicitors

Advising clients

Providing legal opinions

- work in private practice for a law firm dealing with specific legal matters an individual or company - work “in-house”-full-time for a large organization

reading and interpreting documents a client has received and explaining what the implications are

Checking legal documents supplied by others

Drawing up contracts

ensure accuracy and close any gaps that could cause a legal agreement to fall through

proofread these to check transactions accurate before sharing them with client to sign

II

Opportunities and challenges encountered by solicitors in the UK

01

Challenges

Data protection and cyber security

Law firms are desirable targets for hackers. Any leak might expose solicitors to allegations of negligence for failing to protect data

Businesses must make sure that all of the data they manage complies with the requirements

Offering greater value

Clients are looking to collaborate with fewer solicitors across several disciplines in order to save money and improve business efficiency

Solicitors will have to endure difficult customer procurement procedures in order to be named the exclusive provider

02

Opportunities

Efficiency in legal services delivery

Solicitors are seeing the importance of procurement teams, who can increase productivity while solicitors concentrate on their jobs

Efficiency, procedure, and quality are crucial at a time of digitization, intense competition, and increased client expectations

For support services that might be crucial for service delivery, legal teams rely largely on key providers

Technology

Solicitors take advantage of the promise presented by the evolving technology solutions

The productivity of solicitors can be significantly increased by using the appropriate technology to carry out simple but crucial activities

III

Solicitors in comparison with Barristers

vs

Solicitor

+ info

+ info

Barrister

01

The similarities between British Solicitors and Barristers

The training process of solicitors and barristers is similar in some aspects

+ info

+ info

No matter which solicitor or barrister is, you are supervised by a specific office

+ info

+ info

Solicitors and barristers offer the same legal service

Barristers conduct litigation - the formal steps required in beginning or taking steps within a case in court whether that’s a civil case or criminal case

Solicitors appear in the higher courts as advocates

vs

+ info

+ info

02

The differences between British Solicitors and Barristers

Education pathways

- Solicitors: register for CPE(Common Professional Examination) and LPC(Legal Practice Course)

- Barristers: register for BVC(Bar Vocational Course ), and attend bar school before obtaining a pupillage at a barristers’ chambers for 12 months. Once completing pupillage, you may be offered tenancy at the chambers and you now work at that chambers as a barrister and vice versa.

Functions

Solicitors dealt with any legal matters. They cannot appear solely in any courts. Solicitors still attend court with their barrister, but only to take notes and help with the documentation

Barristers are on behalf of clients in the court, where they act as counsel to draft documents associated with court procedures as well as give legal advice for each case

Video 2

Regulation

The qualification and practice of solicitors are regulated by the Law Society and the Solicitors Regulation Authority. Meanwhile, barristers are regulated by the Bar Council and the Inns of Courts

Workplace

Chamber

Law firm

CPS

In-house

Thanks for listening!