The Legal Services Regulatory Authority invites written submissions in relation to the admission policies of the legal professions, prior to preparing its fourth annual report to the Minister for Justice as required under section 33 of the Legal Services Regulations Act 2015. The closing date for receipt of submissions is Friday 24 February 2023. Please [...]
The LSRA will be operating with limited opening hours over the Christmas and New Year period. We wish everyone a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year. LSRA complaints phone service Christmas opening hours: The LSRA complaints phone service will be closed over the Christmas period and will reopen at 10a.m. on Tuesday 3rd [...]
The Legal Services Regulatory Authority is set to publish its third Strategic Plan later this year. In developing our new Strategic Plan, the Authority is seeking the views of stakeholders and the public. You are invited to complete a brief anonymous survey to assist us in identifying strategic priorities. The survey should take no more [...]
The Legal Services Regulatory Authority today publishes its third annual report on the admission policies of the legal professions. The report, Pathways to the Professions 2021: Annual Report on Admission Policies of the Legal Professions, documents the number of persons admitted to practise as both solicitors and barristers in 2021, based on figures supplied to [...]
The LSRA, along with independent research company Behaviour & Attitudes (B&A), is conducting an online anonymised survey of recently qualified solicitors and barristers who are currently not practising. The LSRA is seeking the views of individuals who have qualified as a barrister or solicitor in or after 2014 by completing professional training with the Honorable [...]