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9084 · 1.3.2

Legal professionals

9084 — solicitors, barristers, legal executives, and fusion debates.

Need to know

What you need to know

  • Primary point of contact for legal clients, working in law firms or 'in-house'.
  • Training is now via the SQE route plus two years' Qualifying Work Experience (QWE).
  • Regulated by the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA).
  • Work includes contentious (litigation) and non-contentious (transactional) matters.
  • Hold automatic rights of audience in lower courts, with an option to qualify for higher rights.

Explanation

Legal professionals

  1. Primary point of contact for legal clients, working in law firms or 'in-house'.
  2. Training is now via the SQE route plus two years' Qualifying Work Experience (QWE).
  3. Regulated by the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA).
  4. Work includes contentious (litigation) and non-contentious (transactional) matters.
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