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AS LAW The English Legal System

AS LAW The English Legal System. An Introduction to the Legal Profession. Introduction. Lawyer - the generic name given to our legal profession.  There are two main branches of the profession; Solicitors Barristers . 

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AS LAW The English Legal System

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  1. AS LAWThe English Legal System An Introduction to the Legal Profession

  2. Introduction • Lawyer - the generic name given to our legal profession.  • There are two main branches of the profession; • Solicitors • Barristers.  • An emerging branch is that of the Legal Executives, who do very similar work to solicitors.

  3. The main difference between the main two branches is that solicitors usually work from behind a desk giving advice etc to the general public.  Barristers work in the court room as an advocate representing people during their trial.   In summary solicitors prepare the case and barristers present the case in court. However, as you will discover this is a very general description and there are many exceptions and some would say there has been a merging of the two professions over the years and solicitors and barristers now carry out very similar work.

  4. TASK • Working in pairs you are to research the legal professions. You are to prepare notes that can be posted onto the HardleyLaw wikispace to support your own, and your peers revision later in the year. • You are to research the following: • The day-to-day work of a solicitor / barrister (incl discussion of QC’s) / legal executive • The Rights of Advocacy for solicitors compared with barristers • The training routes to becoming a solicitor (incl through the ILEX route) / barrister • The procedures for making complaints against a solicitor / barrister

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