Essay Unit 2 - Understanding Law Making

Learner Name: Headi Jaf
BTEC Level 3 (Extended Certificate) Applied Law
UNIT 2: Investigating Aspects of Criminal Law and the Legal System
Assignment 2: Personnel Involved in a Criminal Trial
Learning Aim C: Explore the various legal personnel involved in a criminal trial.




Personnel Involved in a
Criminal Trial




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,Learner Name: Headi Jaf
Unit 2: 2: Personnel Involved in a Criminal Trial

Contents
Part one: Legal Personnel
Solicitors
 Education
 Training and Recruitment
 Role in Criminal Trial Process
Barristers
 Education
 Training and Recruitment
 Role in Criminal Trial Process
Legal Executives
 Education
 Role in Criminal Trial Process
Paralegal
 Education
 Role in Criminal Trial Process
Judiciary
 Inferior Judges
 Superior Judges
 Judges Role in Magistrates Court
 Judges Role in Crown Court
 Judges Role in Court of Appeal
 Judges a Role in Supreme Court
Part two: Lay Personnel
Lay Magistrates
 Recruitment and Training
 Role in Criminal Trial Process
Jurors
 Jury Selection
 Role in Criminal Trial Process
The Legal and Non-Legal Personnel involved in the Case Studies
Part three: Financing Advice and Representation in a Criminal Trial Process
Legal Advice
 The Police Station
 Court
 Funding

Impact of Lay Personnel on The Criminal Trial Process

, Learner Name: Headi Jaf
Unit 2: 2: Personnel Involved in a Criminal Trial

Part one: Legal Personnel
In this part of the report, I’ll be discussing the roles of legal personnel, solicitors, barristers, legal
executives and paralegals within the criminal trial process.