Useful websites
Institutions
- Council for Licensed Conveyancers
- The Legal Education and Training Review (LETR)
- The Notaries Society
Reports, guides, and comments
- Bar Standards Board—Handbook
- Bar Standards Board—Research and statistics
- Campaigns by The Law Society
An umbrella page for campaigns by The Law Society on behalf of their members, with links to reports and guides.
- ‘Diversity in the legal profession in England and Wales: a qualitative study of barriers and individual choices’ (2010)
Legal Services Board report on barriers to the legal profession.
- Report on the Future of Legal Services (2005)
Useful videos
- County court hearings in a court room and in a judge’s chambers
Videos from the Ministry of Justice explaining what will happen at county court hearings.
- 'Those Who Wish to Practise Law Should Not Study Law at University'?
Interesting debate held in 2013 at Cambridge University between Lord Sumption and Professor Graham Virgo.
- What the new Standards and Regulation mean for solicitors
Helpful summary of the rules that regulate solicitors and their purpose.