10. The Legal Professions

2019 ◽  
pp. 323-366
Author(s):  
Alisdair A. Gillespie ◽  
Siobhan Weare
Keyword(s):  
Legal Profession ◽  
Ethical Behaviour ◽  
England And Wales ◽  
The Third ◽  
Legal Professions ◽  
Qualifying Exam

This chapter explains what the legal professions are, what they do, and how to qualify as a member of the professions. It examines the rules governing practice as a member of the professions and, in particular, the issue of ethical behaviour. There are three principal branches to the legal profession in England and Wales. The first consists of barristers, the second of solicitors, and the third of chartered legal executives. The routes to qualification vary for each of the branches, but broadly speaking all involve an academic stage and work-based training. When considering the current routes to qualification for each of the branches of the profession, the chapter also explores potential qualification reforms, in particular those proposed by the Solicitors’ Regulation Authority with the introduction of the Solicitors’ Qualifying Exam (SQE). Diversity within each branch of the profession is also explored in relation to gender, ethnicity, and socio-economic backgrounds.

10. The Legal Professions

2021 ◽  
pp. 327-370
Author(s):  
Alisdair A. Gillespie ◽  
Siobhan Weare
Keyword(s):  
Legal Profession ◽  
Ethical Behaviour ◽  
England And Wales ◽  
The Third ◽  
Legal Professions ◽  
Qualifying Exam

This chapter explains what the legal professions are, what they do, and how to qualify as a member of the professions. It examines the rules governing practice as a member of the professions and, in particular, the issue of ethical behaviour. There are three principal branches to the legal profession in England and Wales. The first consists of barristers, the second of solicitors, and the third of chartered legal executives. The routes to qualification vary for each of the branches, but broadly speaking all involve an academic stage and work-based training. When considering the current routes to qualification for each of the branches of the profession, the chapter also explores potential qualification reforms, in particular those proposed by the Solicitors’ Regulation Authority with the introduction of the Solicitors’ Qualifying Exam (SQE). Diversity within each branch of the profession is also explored in relation to gender, ethnicity, and socio-economic backgrounds.

10. The Legal Professions

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alisdair Gillespie ◽  
Siobhan Weare
Keyword(s):  
Vocational Education ◽  
Final Stage ◽  
Professional Training ◽  
Legal Profession ◽  
Ethical Behaviour ◽  
Legal Practice ◽  
Second Stage ◽  
Three Stages ◽  
Legal Professions ◽  
Law Degree

This chapter explains what the legal professions are, what they do, and how to qualify as a member of the professions. It examines the rules governing practice as a member of the professions and, in particular, the issue of ethical behaviour. There are two principal branches to the legal profession in England and Wales. The first consists of barristers and the second of solicitors. There are three stages to qualifying as a member of either profession. The first is the academic stage and involves passing either a qualifying law degree or the Graduate Diploma in Law. The second stage is vocational education, either the Bar Professional Training Course (for barristers) or Legal Practice Course (for solicitors). The final stage is work-based training consisting of either pupillage (for barristers) or a training contract (for solicitors). The chapter also discusses the emergence of CILEX as a third branch of the profession.

Safer and Stronger? The Decline of Managerial Competence and Liberal Welfarism in Justice Policy

2016 ◽  
Vol 25 (1) ◽  
pp. 62-82 ◽  
Author(s):  
Stuart MacLennan
Keyword(s):  
Strong Relationship ◽  
England And Wales ◽  
Managerial Competence ◽  
Legal Professions ◽  
Scottish Government

Since the SNP came to power in 2007, they have sought to pursue two objectives with respect to matters of justice: to demonstrate managerial competence; and to ‘re-tartanise’ Scottish justice policy. While the headline figures present a generally positive figure of the SNP's nine years in government, belying these figures is an increasing tendency towards illiberal and authoritarian justice policies, as well as mismanagement on the part of ministers. This article considers the SNP's approach to and management of justice policy, and whether or not they have been successful in the pursuit of their twin objectives. It considers the degradation of ministers’ once-strong relationship with the legal professions, the management of the Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service, the establishment of Police Scotland, and the Scottish Ministers’ increasing deference to the police on ‘operational matters’. It further considers the continuation of the ‘ned-bashing’ agenda of the Scottish Government and concludes that, while ministers might rhetorically seek to appear liberal and welfarist, in contrast to England and Wales, the reality has been the pursuit of punitive policies that are arguably even less liberal, and less welfarist, than that of their predecessors, or their counterparts in England and Wales.

scholarly journals Legal education in the Czech Republic

2017 ◽  
Vol 15 (4) ◽  
pp. 39-51
Author(s):  
Petr Osina
Keyword(s):  
Czech Republic ◽  
Legal Education ◽  
Public Law ◽  
Law Schools ◽  
Basic Study ◽  
The Czech Republic ◽  
The Third ◽  
Legal Professions

The article deals with the system of legal education in the Czech Republic. It briefly describes four public law schools and their history. It also analyzes basic study programmes which are provided by these law schools. The third part of the article describes the main legal professions and their prerequisites.

6. Legal services

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Scott Slorach ◽  
Judith Embley ◽  
Peter Goodchild ◽  
Catherine Shephard
Keyword(s):  
Legal Profession ◽  
Legal Services ◽  
England And Wales ◽  
The Uk

This chapter examines the development of the legal profession in the UK. It discusses lawyers as professionals; the importance of legal services and their regulation; the legal profession in England and Wales; the role of ethics in lawyers’ work and the changing face of the legal profession within society.

scholarly journals The Disciplinary Liability of Lithuanian Lawyers: a Comparative Approach

2014 ◽  
Vol 7 (2) ◽  
pp. 1-36
Author(s):  
Edita Gruodytė
Keyword(s):  
General Public ◽  
Legal Profession ◽  
Comparative Approach ◽  
Legal Ethics ◽  
Scientific Project ◽  
Legal Professions

ABSTRACT The article presents basic findings about courts of honor in Lithuania. The data about disciplinary violations in five legal professions-judges, lawyers, prosecutors, notaries, and bailiffs-was obtained while implementing a scientific project on certain issues of legal ethics. The article provides data on the following issues: subjects initiating disciplinary cases; the number of cases for each legal profession; decisions taken in cases of disciplinary violations; categories of disciplinary violations; sanctions provided. The article is intended to initiate further discussion about these matters among scientists, practitioners, and the general public, not just in Lithuania but in other countries as well.

scholarly journals Harwell Radiocarbon Measurements X

Radiocarbon ◽  
1991 ◽  
Vol 33 (1) ◽  
pp. 87-113
Author(s):  
A J Walker ◽  
A W Young ◽  
R L Otlet
Keyword(s):  
Historic Buildings ◽  
England And Wales ◽  
The Third

This is the third of the series of lists of English archaeologic dates submitted to Harwell for measurement by the Historic Buildings and Monuments Commission for England and Wales within a prescribed contractual period. This list of 155 dates covers the period April 1987 to March 1988 and results are reported whether the associated projects are completed or on-going.

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