Index
Access to justice, 5, 8, 13, 36, 78–79, 89, 180, 199, 282–85, 438, 444, 456–57, 458
Accessibility and disability, 10, 28–31, 48, 111, 113, 147, 180, 301, 335, 348, 369, 379, 382
Advice Quality Standard (AQS), 117–25
Advice Services Alliance (ASA), 122
Alternative Business Structure (ABS), 22, 67–68, 74–79, 99–100, 118, 121, 180, 200, 216
American Bar Association (ABA), 79, 89, 186, 436, 440, 443
Assessment, 10, 25–26, 38, 240–54, 270, 276–79, 385–95
Coursework, 246, 387, 389, 395
Dissertation, 249
Examination, 245
Formative, 129, 243–45, 252, 277–78, 395
Group work, 386
Multiple Choice Tests (MCTs), 246
Qualifying Work Experience, 139–42
Research, 389
Bar Council, 186
Bar Professional Training Course, 24, 224–25
Bar Standards Board (BSB), 74, 186, 200, 219, 224–39, 253, 286
Barristers, 224–39
‘Cab-Rank rule’, 234–35
Employing barristers, 229–31
Registered, 224–27
Unregistered, 227–29
Volunteer barristers, 231–32
Clients
Client care, 85–95
Client feedback, 413–18
Client identification, 90, 96–105, 351–56, 366–69
Client information agreement, 91, 94–95, 332–38
Clinic
Annual report, 249, 419, 420–30
Business case, 12–18
Clinic advisory board, 18, 250, 419, 455
Online and Virtual Law Clinics (VLC), 47–52, 177–90, 436–47
Setting up, 18–33
Clinical legal education (CLE)
Definition, 8–9
Module specification, 385–95
Networks, 447–52
Clinical Legal Education Organisation (CLEO), 1, 56, 149, 250, 448
Citizens Advice, 35, 37–42, 45, 52, 115, 122, 213, 215, 218, 390, 424, 429, 456
Community Legal Outreach Collaboration Keele (CLOCK), 34, 42, 44–45, 47, 115, 456–57
Complaints and misconduct, 77, 92, 205–06, 334–35, 357–58, 372, 374
Student, 361–5
Confidentiality, 20, 24–25, 28, 31, 40, 49–51, 69, 78, 89, 167, 181, 188, 206, 219–22, 319–23, 325–29, 331, 336, 345–46, 349, 362, 364, 374, 377
And assessment, 246–52
Barristers, 234
Third party confidentiality, 339
Conflict of interest checks, 86–90, 173, 182–83, 189, 197, 299, 320, 337, 344–46, 362, 374
Contracts
Client, 332–38
Student, 318–31
Third party, 339
Data
Data audit, 431–5
Data security, 28, 92, 163–72, 191–98, 340–42
Debt advice, provision of, 59, 208–18
Disability (see Accessibility and disability)
Diversity
Barristers, 234
Client diversity monitoring, 379–83
Qualifying Work Experience, 133
Emotional resilience and wellbeing, 14, 258–270
Ethics, 24–25, 40, 128, 205–06, 265, 403
European Network for Clinical Legal education (ENCLE), 448
Externships, 9, 32, 52–54, 68, 434
Family Court helpdesks, 45–47
Client, 413–18
External, 250 (see also Clinic advisory board)
Financial management
Anti-money laundering, 96–105, 351–56, 366–69
Barristers, 231–2
charging fees, 22, 72–73, 78, 92–93
Funding a clinic, 18–22 (see also University funding allocation)
Health and safety, 11, 28, 105, 154, 234
Immigration advice, provision of, 34, 38–44, 59, 83, 118, 199–207
Information management
Document Management systems, 20, 35, 48–52, 170, 173–76
Record keeping, 312, 423 (see also Data security)
Insurance and indemnity cover, 11, 28, 32, 43, 54, 56, 62–64, 68–69, 72–73, 75–77, 80–84, 93–94, 226–27, 229–30, 333–34
Intake guidelines, 85–86
International students, 152–62, 203, 279
Law Schools
Birmingham, 17, 53–54, 55, 289
Cardiff, 461–62
Cumbria, 177
Liverpool, 34–35, 37–43, 45–46
Liverpool John Moores, 18, 34, 37–43, 45
London South Bank, 23, 34, 291
Northumbria, 7, 138–39, 146, 185, 256, 260, 273, 289, 454
Open University, 47–48
Queen Mary University of London, 201, 289
Strathclyde, 247
Wolverhampton, 24, 35–36, 37–43, 44, 249, 289, 420–30
Law Society, 31, 54, 58–59, 118–19, 186, 213, 295, 332
LawWorks, 23, 34, 37, 40, 43, 56, 106, 113, 115, 123, 163, 173, 211, 213–16, 291, 300, 449
Legal aid, 24, 45, 108–09, 117, 120–21, 214, 217, 232–33, 322, 328, 347, 425, 449, 456–57
Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of offenders Act 2012 (LASPO), 116, 214, 425, 456–57
Legal education
Bar Professional Training Course, 24, 224–25
Legal Education and Training Review (LETR), 253–54
Legal Practice Course, 22, 24, 127, 136, 461
Qualifying Law Degree (QLD), 224, 253
Quality assurance, 126–32
Solicitors Qualifying Examination (SQE), 14–15, 24, 133–51, 253
Legal services
Legal Services Act 2007, 58–67, 74, 180, 231, 286
Practising certificate
Barrister, 20, 225–28, 232, 235–38, 325, 332
Solicitor, 20, 70–71, 143, 225, 319, 321, 325, 332
Precedent documents, 289–446
Privacy notice, 194–95, 326, 329, 335, 337–38, 343–50
Privilege, 219–23
Legal advice, 219–20
Litigation, 220–21
Loss or waiver, 222–23
Proceeds of Crime Act 2002 (POCA), 97–105, 336, 345
Professional skills
Bar Professional Training Course, 24, 224–25
Interviewing skills, 25–26, 252
Lawyering skills, 22–26, 49, 55, 252, 280–82, 453
Legal Practice Course, 22, 24, 127, 136, 461
Public Legal Education (PLE) (see also Street law), 9, 33, 54–56, 78, 210, 213, 291, 393–95, 434, 449, 451
Quality assurance
Advice Quality Standard (AQS), 117–25
Higher education, 126–32
Quality Assurance Agency for Higher Education (QAA), 126, 253
Qualifying Work Experience, 15, 133–51, 254
Referral process, 10–11, 32–33, 76, 106–16, 212, 300, 358
Reflection, 8–9, 241–42, 247, 249, 253, 257–58, 270–80, 287, 386, 393, 395–401
Regulation and compliance, 18, 57–239
Research projects, 9, 33, 34, 56
Reserved activities, 59–61, 63–69, 72–73, 86, 163, 225–28, 232, 238
Role play, 25–26, 40, 54, 246, 256
Safeguarding, 30–32
Scottish University Law Clinic Network (SULCN), 449
Signposting and referrals (see Referral process)
Specialist Quality Mark (SQM), 117, 120–21
Social justice, 10, 19, 78, 205, 257, 282–85, 288, 460
Solicitors
Holding out, 70–71
Regulation of, 58–73
Solicitors Qualifying Examination (SQE), 14–15, 24, 133–151, 253
Specimen draft agreements, 291– 339
Street law (also ‘Streetlaw’) and Public Legal Education, 9, 33, 54–56, 78, 210, 213, 291, 393–95, 434, 449, 451
Student Law Firms (SLF), 251–52, 385–86, 405
Students
Employability, 13, 49, 131, 254, 258, 280–82, 287–88, 390, 419
International students, 152–62, 203, 279
Learning diary, 396–401
Skills (see Professional skills)
Student disciplinary code, 361–65
Student handbooks (also manuals), 23–24, 28, 50, 291
Student safeguarding, 30–32
Supervision, 13, 15, 22, 26–27, 37, 52–53, 76, 130–31, 328, 335, 407–10, 432–33
Barristers, 231
Debt advice, 209
Immigration advice, 200, 203, 207
Insurance, 80–81
Qualifying Work Experience, 138–39, 142–5
SRA requirements, 69–70
Terrorism Act 2000 (TACT), 97–98
University funding allocation, 12, 18–22, 461–62