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LSRA reports identify entry and early career barriers and propose reforms to open up access to legal professions and increase diversity

Legal Services Regulatory Authority2024-09-18T06:09:15+00:00September 18th, 2024|

Press Release: Wednesday 18th September 2024 The Legal Services Regulatory Authority (LSRA) today [18 September 2024] publishes a series of research reports and makes recommendations for reforms to tackle economic and other barriers facing aspiring and early career legal professionals and to increase diversity in the legal professions. The Breaking Down Barriers reports follow an [...]

LSRA Publishes Annual Report on Admissions 2023

Legal Services Regulatory Authority2024-07-17T08:15:33+00:00July 17th, 2024|

Numbers of newly qualified solicitors and barristers continue to grow One in six new trainee solicitors on flexible professional course Press Release: Wednesday 17 July 2024 The Legal Services Regulatory Authority (LSRA) today publishes its annual report for 2023 on the admission policies of the legal professions. The report, Pathways to the Professions 2023: Annual [...]

LSRA Publishes Annual Report 2023

Legal Services Regulatory Authority2024-07-16T07:58:19+00:00July 10th, 2024|

Regulator encouraged by growing number of consumers and lawyers willing to engage to resolve complaints informally Press Release: Wednesday 10 July 2024 The number of consumers and legal practitioners willing to engage with each other to informally resolve complaints with the assistance of mediators continues to grow, the Legal Services Regulatory Authority (LSRA) said in [...]

LSRA report shows 637 complaints received and 796 complaints closed in six month period

Legal Services Regulatory Authority2026-01-08T10:39:25+00:00April 26th, 2024|

Solicitors directed to pay €45,111 in compensation to their clients Barristers advised failure to update details on Roll may now be misconduct Press Release: Friday 26 April 2024 The Legal Services Regulatory Authority (LSRA) today publishes its first complaints report for 2024 which shows it received 637 complaints in a six month period, with 796 complaints [...]

LSRA report proposes reforms to increase transparency in conveyancing services

Legal Services Regulatory Authority2024-04-11T06:09:26+00:00April 11th, 2024|

LSRA report proposes reforms to enhance competition and increase efficiencies and transparency in conveyancing services The Legal Services Regulatory Authority (LSRA) today publishes an independent expert report and makes recommendations for reforms to enhance competition and increase efficiencies and transparency in the delivery of conveyancing services for the benefit of consumers. The LSRA identifies three priority [...]