Reasons to choose a Solicitor
There are many good reasons why you should use the services of a qualified solicitor to transact your business and typically these include:
- Six years of training before qualifying
The training which is needed for an individual to qualify as a solicitor is laid down by an Act of Parliament along with statutory regulations. An individual wishing to become a solicitor will have spent at least three years gaining a university degree, followed by a year at 'Law School' and two additional years in a solicitors practise as a trainee.
Upon qualification solicitors continue their learning through the compulsory completion of 16 hours of Continual Professional Development (CPD) each year.
- A strict regulation and code of ethics
The Law Society of England and Wales closely regulates every aspect of solicitors' activities
- Compulsory insurance and a compensation fund administered by The Law Society
Every solicitor must have adequate professional indemnity insurance.
Members of the public can be assured that if they use a solicitor, that they can do so with total confidence
