SRA | Solicitors Register | Solicitors Regulation Authority
This register is the definitive impartial source of information about the law firms and people regulated by the Solicitors Regulation Authority. Check whether somebody is a solicitor and find where they work. Check whether we regulate a law firm. Check for firms we have closed down, and people we have prohibited from practising as a solicitor.
SRA | Pathways to qualification - Solicitors Regulation Authority
You can qualify under the LPC route up until 2032. You'll need to: You can chose to qualify through the LPC route by getting a period of recognised training or an equivalent to this. You can use the combination of qualifying work experience and successfully passing SQE2 as equivalent to the period of recognised training.
Understanding your continuing competence requirements
Oct 2, 2024 — Understanding your continuing competence requirements. Updated 2 October 2024. We require solicitors and registered lawyers to maintain their competence to carry out their role. This means you must keep your knowledge and skills up to date, including any relevant legal, ethical and regulatory obligations relevant to your role.
SRA | Statement of solicitor competence - Solicitors Regulation …
Statement of solicitor competence. This document takes a broad definition of competence as being "the ability to perform the roles and tasks required by one's job to the expected standard" (Eraut & du Boulay, 2001). The advantage of this definition is that it recognises that requirements and expectations change depending on job role and context.
SRA | Confidentiality of client information | Solicitors Regulation ...
General - duty of confidentiality. Paragraph 6.3 of the Code of Conduct for Solicitors, RELs and RFLs and of the Code of Conduct for Firms (referred to collectively as ("the Codes") requires you to keep the affairs of current and former clients confidential unless disclosure is required or permitted by law or the client consents.
SRA | Practice Skills Standards - Solicitors Regulation Authority
Practice Skills Standards. September 2021. Candidates can only qualify through this route if they meet our transitional requirements. If they do not meet these, they will need to qualify under the SQE. During the training period, trainee solicitors develop and apply the practice skills they will use as qualified solicitors. The key elements of ...
Police station representative accreditation scheme
Police Station Representative Service. Defence Solicitor Call Centre. Email enquiries@dutysolicitors.org. Tel 0345 543 8910. The Police Station Representative Accreditation Scheme (PSRAS) is a compulsory qualification for solicitors and non-solicitors who provide legal advice at the police station on a legally aided basis.
SRA | Code of Conduct for Solicitors, RELs and RFLs
The Code of Conduct describes the standards of professionalism that we, the SRA, and the public expect of individuals (solicitors, registered European lawyers and registered foreign lawyers) authorised by us to provide legal services. They apply to conduct and behaviour relating to your practice, and comprise a framework for ethical and ...
SRA | Your right to complain | Solicitors Regulation Authority
Your right to complain. If you are unhappy with your solicitor or their firm, you have the right to complain. They must tell you how you can complain to them and publish their full complaints procedure. They must also tell you how you can complain to the SRA and the Legal Ombudsman.
SRA | Principles - Solicitors Regulation Authority
Nov 25, 2019 — SRA Principles You act: 1.1 in a way that upholds the constitutional principle of the rule of law, and the proper administration of justice. 1.2 in a way that upholds public trust and confidence in the solicitors' profession and in legal services provided by authorised persons. 1.3 with independence. 1.4 with honesty. 1.5 with integrity. 1.6 in ...