Becoming a solicitor - The Law Society
What solicitors do. Solicitors represent and defend clients’ legal interests, and provide advice in many situations, for example: giving expert advice on everyday issues, such as buying and selling homes, and dealing with relationship breakdowns
Find a solicitor - The Law Society
Searching for a solicitor. Find a solicitor in England and Wales using our free website. When you search, you can filter by: your legal issue, for example employment
The National Will Register | The Law Society
Join the National Will Register. Membership is available for law firms with a private client department to assist with the registration, management and locating of wills.It is an effective tool to make your will archive management, will client marketing, and processes for probate and statutory wills as streamlined and simple as possible.
Getting free legal advice - The Law Society
Finding a pro bono lawyer LawWorks. LawWorks is a charity which connects lawyers with people who cannot get legal aid. It can provide free advice on issues such as: debt; welfare rights; housing matters; employment law; consumer disputes
Learning | The Law Society
Law Society Learning gives lawyers and legal practitioners access to a range of legal continuing professional development (CPD) courses.
Power of attorney - The Law Society
Lasting power of attorney. A lasting power of attorney goes one step further than an ordinary power of attorney, because it carries on, or 'lasts', even after you have become unable to manage your affairs - whether temporarily or permanently, or because of an illness, disability or accident.
A guide to race and ethnicity terminology and language
There are a significant number of words, phrases and acronyms that appear when talking about race and ethnicity which often change depending on the context of the conversation.
Who does what | The Law Society
Legal secretary. Legal secretaries provide secretarial and clerical support to solicitors, barristers and the law courts. They deal with large quantities of correspondence and help prepare documents such as wills, divorce petitions and witness statements.
Freehold, leasehold and commonhold | The Law Society
Freehold Freehold houses. Houses are usually sold freehold, but new houses have sometimes been sold as leasehold.. If you own a freehold house, you usually: own the property and the land it sits on
Qualifying work experience (QWE) - The Law Society
All candidates will need to complete at least two years' full-time (or equivalent) QWE that’s grounded in legal work and the provision of legal services, developing some or all of the competencies set out in the statement of solicitor competence.. The SRA’s requirements allow a flexible approach to be taken to achieve this.