Legal Personnel

Where do solicitors mainly work?

• In chambers

• In private practice

• In their home

• In police stations

Put the stages of becoming a solicitor in order.

• Two-year training contract`

• Qualified as a solicitor

• Continous Professional Development

• LLB/BA in Law or Graduate Diploma

• Legal Practice Course

What kind of prosecution work do solicitors do?

True or False: Barristers are self-employed

• True

• False

Barristers follow this rule which states they must take a case that is within their scope of law

What do barristers do during a trial?

What is the difference between a legal executive and a paralegal?

Who is responsible for complaints against solicitors?

• Solicitor's Regulation Authority

• The Disciplinary Tribunal of the Council of the Inns of Court

• Legal Ombudsman

• Solicitor's Society

Which case governs legal aid?

• The Legal Aid and Courts Act 2009

• The Legal Aid and Legal Personnel Act 2011

• The Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offencers Act 2012

• The Legal Aid Act 2000

Magistrates are also known as ​ (a)   . They are ​ (b)   , which means they are not legally trained. Magistrates are ​ (c)   , and sit as a panel of ​ (d)   , in the Magistrates' Courts.

• Justices of the Peace
• lay people
• volunteers
• three
• Ministers of the Court
• legal people
• salaried
• five