Scottish Law Agents Society
The Scottish Law Agents Society is open to all qualified and trainee Scottish solicitors, not only from private practice but also from local authorities and other Government bodies.
Society of Licensed Conveyancers
The Society of Licensed Conveyancers, which was established over 20 years ago, represents the interests of licensed conveyancers in England and Wales.
Immigration Law Practitioners’ Association
The Immigration Law Practitioners’ Association was established in 1984 to promote and improve the advising and representation of immigrants, to provide information to members on domestic and European immigration, refugee and nationality law and to secure a non-racist, non-sexist, just and equitable system of immigration, refugee and nationality law practice.
Association of Regulated Immigration Advisers
The Association of Regulated Immigration Advisers was formed in 2003 and is the professional association for UK Regulated Immigration Advisers and represents both the registered and exempt sectors.
Scrivener Notaries
Scrivener notaries are notaries who are members of the Worshipful Company of Scriveners. Qualification as a Scrivener Notary is now governed by the Scriveners (Qualifications) Rules 1998.
Chartered Institute of Legal Executives
The Institute of Legal Executives (ILEX) is the professional body representing around 24,000 qualified and trainee Legal Executives, and is recognised by the Ministry of Justice as one of the three core routes to becoming a qualified lawyer alongside barristers and solicitors.
Institute of Trade Mark Attorneys
The Institute of Trade Mark Attorneys is the professional body that represents those qualified to act for the owners of trade mark and other intellectual property rights and now represents the vast majority of UK registered trade mark attorneys and all UK trade mark and design litigators.
Bar Council
The Bar Council is the professional body for barristers in England and Wales and provides representation and services for the Bar, and Guidance on issues of professional practice.
Chartered Institute of Patent Attorneys
All members who join the Chartered Institute of Patent Agents must agree to abide by the Institute’s Rules of Professional Conduct. These are written to ensure that clients consulting a firm of patent attorneys will receive accurate and impartial advice which puts their interests foremost.
Institute of Paralegals
The Institute of Paralegals is a government recognised, not-for-profit professional body that represents paralegals, that is to say those who undertake legal work but are not one of those who are authorised to do so by an approved regulator.
Institute of Legal Finance and Management
The Institute of Legal Finance and Management (formerly the Institute of Legal Cashiers and Administrators) represents nearly 3,000 legal accounts managers, book-keepers and administrators and is a non-profit making professional body dedicated to the education, support and promotion of excellence for specialist financial and administrative personnel working within the legal community
Notaries Society
The Notaries Society was founded in 1882 and is the representative society for approximately 900 Notaries Public who practise in England and Wales. The Notaries Society is a membership body for the profession and has no disciplinary functions.
Law Society
The Law Society is the representative body for all solicitors in England and Wales and it’s primary role is to protect and promote the interests of solicitors.
The Lawyers Defence Group is operated by Richard Nelson LLP, a Limited Liability Partnership regulated by the Solicitors Regulation Authority and whose partnership number is OC357136 and Murdochs Solicitors, who are also regulated by the Solicitors Regulation Authority, and whose SRA number is 52683.
Please note that all advice, guidance, representation and assistance, legal or otherwise, is provided either by those firms or by appropriate referral to other suitably qualified persons.
No advice, guidance, assistance, representation or other support is provided by or in the name of the Lawyers Defence Group.
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