Solicitor
- Regulators
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- Law Society
- Solicitors Regulation Authority
- Nations
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- England
- Wales
- Sectors
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- Law
Regulatory or professional bodies
Primary regulator
- Regulatory authority
- Solicitors Regulation Authority
- Address
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The Cube
199 Wharfside Street
Birmingham
B1 1RN - Email address
- contactcentre@sra.org.uk
- Website
- https://www.sra.org.uk
- Phone number
- +44 (0)3706 062 555
Additional regulator
- Regulatory authority
- Law Society
- Address
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The Law Society's Hall
113 Chancery Lane
London
WC2A 1PL - Email address
- enquiries@lawsociety.org.uk
- Website
- https://www.lawsociety.org.uk
- Phone number
- +44 (0)20 7242 1222
Regulation
Regulation summary
Provision of legal services including five of the six reserved legal activities listed in the Legal Services Act 2007.
Regulation type
Reserved activities
The exercise of a right of audience; the conduct of litigation; reserved instrument activities; probate activities; the administration of oaths (see section 12 Legal Services Act 2007)
Protected titles
Under the Solicitors Act 1974, s.21, it is a criminal offence for anyone who is not a solicitor to wilfully pretend to be a solicitor, or take or use any name, title, addition or description implying they are qualified or recognised by law as qualified to act as a solicitor.
- More about regulated activities and titles
- https://www.sra.org.uk/
Qualifications and experience
New professionals
- Routes to qualification
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A link to information on the routes to qualification as a solicitor are set out under "More about qualification" below.
- More about qualification
- https://www.sra.org.uk/become-solicitor/
Professionals from other UK nations
- Routes to recognition within the UK
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A link to information on the routes to qualification as a solicitor for professionals who practise a corresponding profession in other parts of the UK is in "More about recognition within the UK" below.
- More about recognition within the UK
- https://www.sra.org.uk/become-solicitor/qualified-lawyers/
Professionals from outside the UK
- Recognition for professionals outside the UK
- All - there are routes to recognition for professionals from all countries
- Summary of routes
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A link to information on the routes to qualification as a solicitor for professionals who practise a corresponding profession outside the UK is in
"More about recognition for professionals outside the UK" below. - More about recognition for professionals outside the UK
- https://www.sra.org.uk/become-solicitor/qualified-lawyers/
Registration
- Registration requirements
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Registration is with the Solicitors Regulation Authority. A link to information about registration is in "More about registration" below.
- More about registration
- https://www.sra.org.uk/become-solicitor/admission/
Legislation
- Title of relevant act or charter
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Legal Services Act 2007
- Website link to legislation
- https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2007/29/contents
- Title of relevant act or charter
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Solicitors Act 1974
- Website link to legislation
- https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1974/47/contents