Law · Year 12 · The English Legal System · 1.º Período
Legal Personnel and the Judiciary
An analysis of the roles, training, and regulation of barristers, solicitors, and legal executives. Students also assess the independence and diversity of the judiciary.
National Curriculum Attainment TargetsAQA A-Level Law 3.1.1.2 Legal personnelOCR H415/01 1.2 Legal personnel and the judiciary
About This Topic
An analysis of the roles, training, and regulation of barristers, solicitors, and legal executives. Students also assess the independence and diversity of the judiciary.
Key Questions
- How are barristers and solicitors trained?
- What is the significance of judicial independence?
- How diverse is the current judiciary?
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