Practising barristers professional indemnity insurance obligations – LSRA reminder
The Legal Services Regulatory Authority (LSRA) reminds practising barristers that they...
Barristers’ Insurance
Barristers’ Insurance Practising barristers are required by law to have Professional Indemnity Insurance (PII). On this page you can learn more about PII and your obligations under the Legal Services Regulation Act 2015 and the PII Regulations 2019. The Legal Services Regulation Act 2015 Section 46(1) of the [...]
LSRA Survey of Early Career Legal Professionals and Law Undergraduates
The LSRA survey of early career legal professionals and law undergraduates is now closed. In October and November 2021, the LSRA along with independent research company Behaviour & Attitudes (B&A), carried out an online anonymised survey of law undergraduates and trainee and practising solicitors and barristers in their first seven years of practice. The [...]
LSRA undertakes first detailed survey of trainee and early career legal professionals and law undergraduates
LSRA research examines how to remove barriers to entering legal profession and to increase diversity LSRA to report to Minister for Justice with recommendations Survey follows LSRA’s proposals on training and education reform The Legal Services Regulatory Authority (LSRA) is undertaking a comprehensive survey of trainee and early career solicitors and barristers, as well as [...]
LSRA Publishes Annual Report 2020 on Admissions
The Legal Services Regulatory Authority today publishes its second annual report on the admission policies of the legal professions. The report, Pathways to the Professions 2020: Annual Report on Admission Policies of the Legal Professions, documents the number of persons admitted to practise as both solicitors and barristers in 2020, based on figures supplied to [...]