Solicitors And Barristers Questions And
Answers
Advantagesbofbsolicitorsbhavingbincreasedbrightsbofbaudienceb-bCORRECTbbANSWER-
1.Solicitorbadvocatesbprovidebcontinuitybforbclients,basbthebclientbknowsbtheirbadvocate:brat
herbthanbthebclientbbeingbpresentedbwithbabbarristerbjustbbeforebthebhearingbthatbtheybwillbno
tbhavebconfidencebin.bTherebisbalsoblessbriskbofbchangingbadvocatebatblastbminuteb-
bbenefitingbthebclient.bAlsobthebsolicitorbadvocatebhasbworkedbonbthebcasebfrombtheboutset,b
sobwillbhavebanbin-depthbknowledgebofbthebcase.
2.Itbisbcheaperbforbthebclientbasbtherebisbonlyb1bpersonbtobpay,bthebclientbwillbnotbhavebtobpayb
forbbarristerbonbtopbofbsolicitorsbcosts.bAlsobsolicitorsbarebeasierbforbthebclientbtobaccessbasb
morebapproachableb&blocal:reducesbstressbforbthebclientb
3.solicitorsbWillbworkbinbthebsamebofficebandbcanbliaisebclosely,bsobtherebisblessbriskbofbdocu
mentsbbeingbmislaid,bmisunderstandingsbandbpointsbbeingbomittedbfrombthebcase:benefitin
gbthebclient.
CCS:bCOOLbCAMELSbSLIDE
Advantagesbofbsolicitorsbtrainingb-bCORRECTbbANSWER-
1.Therebisbabgoodbmixturebofbacademic,bvocationalbandbpracticalbtrainingbwhichbisbcoveredb
throughoutbthebLLBbandbLPC.bAlsobthebLPCbemphasisbonbskillsbsuchbasbinterviewing/negot
ion/draftingbdocumentsbvitalbtobbecomingbabsolicitorbM
2.canbchoseboptionsbonbthebLPCbdependingbonbcareerbplansbe.gbfamilyblaw/companyblawba
ndbtherebarebalsobspecialistbLPC'sbavailablebforbthosebintendingbtobworkbinbcitybfirmsbC
3.SomebuniversitiesbcombinebdegreebandbLPCbcuttingbcostsbasbcanbstudybthebLPCbpartbtim
ebsobstudentsbcanbearnbwhilstbstudying.bAlsobtraineebsolicitorsbpaidbaroundb£16,000bduring
btheirbtrainingbcontractbandbsomebfirmsbwillbevenbpaybforbabstudentbtobdobthebLPC.bOncebqu
alifiedbsolicitorsbcanbdobadditionalbtrainingbtobbecomebabsolicitorbadvocate.bC
(Mcc)bmybcoolbcat
advantagesbofbthebcomplaintsbprocedureb-bCORRECTbbANSWER--
nowbseenbasbindependentbwhichbisbanbimprovement
, -
bothbprofessionsbhavebnowbincludedbabgreaterblaybrepresentationbonbtheirbcomplaintsbboar
dbwhichbshouldbimprovebmatters
-
theblegalbservicesbcomplaintsbcommissionerbisbablebtobsetbtargetsbforbthebtimebtakenbtobhan
dlebcomplaintsbandbcanbfinebthebprofessionalbbodybconcernedbifbtargetsbaren'tbmet:bhelpsbw
ithbthebproblemsbofbdelays.
Disadvantagesbofbsolicitorsbhavingbincreasedbrightsbofbaudienceb-bCORRECTbbANSWER-
1.Thebtrainingbofbsolicitorsbisn'tbasbthoroughbforbthisbareabasbabbarristersbtraining,basbsolicito
rsbmainlybhavebexperiencebinbjustblowerbcourts.balsobtherebisbevidencebofbprejudicebdirecte
dbtowardsbsolicitorsbbybjudges.bThisbwouldbdisadvantagebthebclientbifbtheybusedbabsolicitorba
dvocate.
2.Juriesbmaybnotbtakebsolicitorbadvocatesbasbseriouslybasbbarristersbbecausebsolicitorbadvo
catesbdon'tbwearbwigsbinbthebcourtbroombwherebasbabbarristerbdoes.bThisbcouldbmeanbthebju
rybhasblessbconfidencebinbthebsolicitorbadvocatebbasedbonbtheirbappearance,bwhichbmayble
adbtobanbunfairboutcomebbeingbreached.
3.Solicitorsbareblessbexperiencedbthanbbarristersbasbtheybspendblessbtimebinbcourtbandbtheb
clientbdoesntbgetbbenefitbofbimpartialbsecondbhearing.bIfbabbarristerbwasbusedbabsecondbopi
nionbwouldbbebgivenbwhichbmaybprovidebthebclientbwithbsomebreassurance.bAlsobsolicitorsb
aren'tbalwaysbcheaper
JET
Disadvantagesbofbsolicitorsbtrainingb-bCORRECTbbANSWER-
1.Coursesbarebcostlybputtingbmanybstudentsboff,bparticularlybstudentsbfromblessbwell-
offbfamilies.bOthersbmaybtakebbankbloansbtobfundbtheirbstudiesbandbstartbthebtrainingbperiodb
withblotsbofbdebtb.bC
2)ThebLPCbcoversbtoobwidebabrangebofbtopicsbinb1byearbsobstudentsbarebunablebtoblearnbeno
ughbdetail.bAlsobtrainingbisbcriticisedbasbtoobgeneralbnotbspecialisedbenough.bT
3)ThebGDLbonlyblastsb1byear,bdoesbnotbgivebstudentsbwhobdidn'tbobtainbablawbdegreebenou
ghbtimebtoblearnbthebnecessaryblaw,balthoughb25%bofbsolicitorsbdon'tbhavebablawbdegree,bw
hichbisbunsatisfactory.bG
4)NotbenoughbjobbopportunitiesbavailablebforbthosebwhobhavebdonebthebLPC.bInbabyearb1binb
3bwon'tbfindbabtrainingbcontractbdespitebpassingbthebLPC.bAlsobthebqualitybofbtrainingbduringb
theirbtrainingbcontractbvariesbbetweenbfirms.bJ
CTGJ:CRAVEbTRULYbGOODbJAM
Disadvantagesbofbthebcomplaintsbproceduresbagainstbbarrister&solicitorsb-
bCORRECTbbANSWER--
disadvantagesbinbsuingbablawyer:breluctancebtobstartbnewbproceedings,cost,difficultybfindin
gbanotherblawyerbalthoughbtheblawbsocietybhasbabpanel.
Answers
Advantagesbofbsolicitorsbhavingbincreasedbrightsbofbaudienceb-bCORRECTbbANSWER-
1.Solicitorbadvocatesbprovidebcontinuitybforbclients,basbthebclientbknowsbtheirbadvocate:brat
herbthanbthebclientbbeingbpresentedbwithbabbarristerbjustbbeforebthebhearingbthatbtheybwillbno
tbhavebconfidencebin.bTherebisbalsoblessbriskbofbchangingbadvocatebatblastbminuteb-
bbenefitingbthebclient.bAlsobthebsolicitorbadvocatebhasbworkedbonbthebcasebfrombtheboutset,b
sobwillbhavebanbin-depthbknowledgebofbthebcase.
2.Itbisbcheaperbforbthebclientbasbtherebisbonlyb1bpersonbtobpay,bthebclientbwillbnotbhavebtobpayb
forbbarristerbonbtopbofbsolicitorsbcosts.bAlsobsolicitorsbarebeasierbforbthebclientbtobaccessbasb
morebapproachableb&blocal:reducesbstressbforbthebclientb
3.solicitorsbWillbworkbinbthebsamebofficebandbcanbliaisebclosely,bsobtherebisblessbriskbofbdocu
mentsbbeingbmislaid,bmisunderstandingsbandbpointsbbeingbomittedbfrombthebcase:benefitin
gbthebclient.
CCS:bCOOLbCAMELSbSLIDE
Advantagesbofbsolicitorsbtrainingb-bCORRECTbbANSWER-
1.Therebisbabgoodbmixturebofbacademic,bvocationalbandbpracticalbtrainingbwhichbisbcoveredb
throughoutbthebLLBbandbLPC.bAlsobthebLPCbemphasisbonbskillsbsuchbasbinterviewing/negot
ion/draftingbdocumentsbvitalbtobbecomingbabsolicitorbM
2.canbchoseboptionsbonbthebLPCbdependingbonbcareerbplansbe.gbfamilyblaw/companyblawba
ndbtherebarebalsobspecialistbLPC'sbavailablebforbthosebintendingbtobworkbinbcitybfirmsbC
3.SomebuniversitiesbcombinebdegreebandbLPCbcuttingbcostsbasbcanbstudybthebLPCbpartbtim
ebsobstudentsbcanbearnbwhilstbstudying.bAlsobtraineebsolicitorsbpaidbaroundb£16,000bduring
btheirbtrainingbcontractbandbsomebfirmsbwillbevenbpaybforbabstudentbtobdobthebLPC.bOncebqu
alifiedbsolicitorsbcanbdobadditionalbtrainingbtobbecomebabsolicitorbadvocate.bC
(Mcc)bmybcoolbcat
advantagesbofbthebcomplaintsbprocedureb-bCORRECTbbANSWER--
nowbseenbasbindependentbwhichbisbanbimprovement
, -
bothbprofessionsbhavebnowbincludedbabgreaterblaybrepresentationbonbtheirbcomplaintsbboar
dbwhichbshouldbimprovebmatters
-
theblegalbservicesbcomplaintsbcommissionerbisbablebtobsetbtargetsbforbthebtimebtakenbtobhan
dlebcomplaintsbandbcanbfinebthebprofessionalbbodybconcernedbifbtargetsbaren'tbmet:bhelpsbw
ithbthebproblemsbofbdelays.
Disadvantagesbofbsolicitorsbhavingbincreasedbrightsbofbaudienceb-bCORRECTbbANSWER-
1.Thebtrainingbofbsolicitorsbisn'tbasbthoroughbforbthisbareabasbabbarristersbtraining,basbsolicito
rsbmainlybhavebexperiencebinbjustblowerbcourts.balsobtherebisbevidencebofbprejudicebdirecte
dbtowardsbsolicitorsbbybjudges.bThisbwouldbdisadvantagebthebclientbifbtheybusedbabsolicitorba
dvocate.
2.Juriesbmaybnotbtakebsolicitorbadvocatesbasbseriouslybasbbarristersbbecausebsolicitorbadvo
catesbdon'tbwearbwigsbinbthebcourtbroombwherebasbabbarristerbdoes.bThisbcouldbmeanbthebju
rybhasblessbconfidencebinbthebsolicitorbadvocatebbasedbonbtheirbappearance,bwhichbmayble
adbtobanbunfairboutcomebbeingbreached.
3.Solicitorsbareblessbexperiencedbthanbbarristersbasbtheybspendblessbtimebinbcourtbandbtheb
clientbdoesntbgetbbenefitbofbimpartialbsecondbhearing.bIfbabbarristerbwasbusedbabsecondbopi
nionbwouldbbebgivenbwhichbmaybprovidebthebclientbwithbsomebreassurance.bAlsobsolicitorsb
aren'tbalwaysbcheaper
JET
Disadvantagesbofbsolicitorsbtrainingb-bCORRECTbbANSWER-
1.Coursesbarebcostlybputtingbmanybstudentsboff,bparticularlybstudentsbfromblessbwell-
offbfamilies.bOthersbmaybtakebbankbloansbtobfundbtheirbstudiesbandbstartbthebtrainingbperiodb
withblotsbofbdebtb.bC
2)ThebLPCbcoversbtoobwidebabrangebofbtopicsbinb1byearbsobstudentsbarebunablebtoblearnbeno
ughbdetail.bAlsobtrainingbisbcriticisedbasbtoobgeneralbnotbspecialisedbenough.bT
3)ThebGDLbonlyblastsb1byear,bdoesbnotbgivebstudentsbwhobdidn'tbobtainbablawbdegreebenou
ghbtimebtoblearnbthebnecessaryblaw,balthoughb25%bofbsolicitorsbdon'tbhavebablawbdegree,bw
hichbisbunsatisfactory.bG
4)NotbenoughbjobbopportunitiesbavailablebforbthosebwhobhavebdonebthebLPC.bInbabyearb1binb
3bwon'tbfindbabtrainingbcontractbdespitebpassingbthebLPC.bAlsobthebqualitybofbtrainingbduringb
theirbtrainingbcontractbvariesbbetweenbfirms.bJ
CTGJ:CRAVEbTRULYbGOODbJAM
Disadvantagesbofbthebcomplaintsbproceduresbagainstbbarrister&solicitorsb-
bCORRECTbbANSWER--
disadvantagesbinbsuingbablawyer:breluctancebtobstartbnewbproceedings,cost,difficultybfindin
gbanotherblawyerbalthoughbtheblawbsocietybhasbabpanel.
