The Legal Services Regulatory Authority today publishes its second annual report on the admission policies of the legal professions. The report, Pathways to the Professions 2020: Annual Report on Admission Policies of the Legal Professions, documents the number of persons admitted to practise as both solicitors and barristers in 2020, based on figures supplied to [...]
The LSRA is seeking to recruit a Legal Advisor (Assistant Principal Officer) for the Legal Services, Levy and Registration Department. Full details are available on our Careers page. Completed application forms must be returned by email by noon on Wednesday 7 July 2021. ENDS
A total of 37 legal practitioners are to be permitted to use the title Senior Counsel following the Government’s approval of recommendations from the Advisory Committee on the grant of Patents of Precedence. On 15 June 2021, the Government announced that it had approved the granting of Patents of Precedence entitling a total of 25 [...]
Regulator highlights concerns about online advertising by solicitors The LSRA today publishes its first complaints report for 2021 which shows it received 805 complaints in a six month period, a 33% increase on the previous reporting period. The report, Independent Complaints Handling, provides details of the number and nature of complaints received and investigated during [...]
The LSRA is currently undertaking two significant pieces of research at the request of the Minister for Justice. Research on Barriers for Solicitors and Barristers and Increasing Diversity The Minister for Justice has asked the Authority to consider the economic and other barriers faced by young barristers and solicitors and to make recommendations. The Minister [...]