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They must also complete a two-year trainee solicitor contract with a law firm. All solicitors in Hong Kong are admitted to the High Court of Hong Kong and thus bear the full title of "Solicitor of the High Court of Hong Kong". [16] Solicitors enjoy rights of audience in the lower court and in chamber hearings in the High Court.
Solicitors provide legal services and legal advice, and operate across a range of practice areas. Although a substantial number of sole practicioners exist, solicitors are usually employed by a law firm. All solicitors and their firms are approved and regulated by the Solicitors Regulation Authority. [3]
Peter David Godfrey McCormick OBE (born 27 June 1952) is an English lawyer. [1] He is the Senior Partner of McCormicks Solicitors [2] of Harrogate, North Yorkshire, England.. He was educated at Ashville College and King's College London (LLB, 1973).
The Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) is the regulatory body for solicitors in England and Wales.. It is responsible for regulating the professional conduct of more than 125,000 solicitors and other authorised individuals at more than 11,000 firms, as well as those working in-house at private and public sector organisations.
Eight other solicitors general have served on the United States Courts of Appeals. [citation needed] Within the Justice Department, the solicitor general exerts significant influence on all appeals brought by the department. The solicitor general is the only U.S. officer who is statutorily required to be "learned in the law". [8]
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In UK, a sole practitioner usually refers to either; . A solicitor or registered European lawyer who is regulated (in England and Wales) by the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) to provide paid-for legal services to the public alone and unattached to a law firm or organisation, [2] or
In the Republic of Ireland, the Law Society of Ireland is authorised under the Solicitors Act 1954 to regulate training and accreditation of solicitors. Formally a trainee is termed an apprentice and entered on the society's Register of Apprentices after signing a training contract, called an Indentures of Apprenticeship Deed, with a registered solicitor. [4]