Tag: solicitor

As a newly-qualified lawyer it’s likely you’ll enjoy a considerable jump in your earnings. However, as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic many firms decided to decrease NQ salaries and freeze pay. Trainee solicitors are expected to work long and …

Getting plenty oflaw work experienceis vital if you want to become a lawyer – it’ll help you to develop the required skills and learn whether it’s the right career for you. However, if you study law at undergraduate level you …

Some countries require extensive clinical training in the form of apprenticeships or special clinical courses. A few countries prefer to teach through assigned readings of judicial opinions followed by intense in-class cross-examination by the professor . Many others have only …

However, the concept of the self-regulating profession has been criticized as a sham which serves to legitimize the professional monopoly while protecting the profession from public scrutiny. Disciplinary mechanisms have been astonishingly ineffective, and penalties have been light or nonexistent. …

The scope of practice for a criminal lawyer includes trials, bail bond hearings, post-conviction remedies, plea bargains, and revocation hearings . You’d be hard-pressed to find a lawyer who works less than 40 hours a week, and most work considerably …

African Community On Legal Aid

A no win, no payment agreement is sometimes often known as a ‘conditional charge settlement’ . A free or fixed-fee appointment may help you find out your rights and legal place. It’s a good way …