Solicitors

Practising as a solicitor in today’s legal market place is certainly not for the faint-hearted. Balancing the demands of clients, the requirements of the Solicitors Regulation Authority, the need to be profitable and all of the other issues that are placed at the door of today’s legal practitioner, can be difficult. The past two years have seen many practices close down, some because of lack of work, others as a result of the increase in the cost of, or failure to obtain, professional indemnity insurance. For those that remain, the problems of how to deal with growing overheads and an increasingly vigilant regulator whilst still serving the needs of clients and continuing to remain financially viable, continues to be an issue.

Formed by Richard Nelson LLP and Murdochs Solicitors, the Lawyers Defence Group can provide you with a wide range of information, guidance, help and assistance relevant to your practice, including in relation to issues such as:

  • conduct,
  • regulation,
  • partnership,
  • employment,
  • finance, and
  • management

not only through this web site but also through newsletters, bulletins and by direct advice and assistance delivered by solicitors, barristers, consultants and others expert in their respective fields.

Amongst the information you will have access to, and which is relevant to solicitors, is:

  • what to expect from a Solicitors Regulation Authority investigation,
  • avoiding or coping with an intervention,
  • the nature of SRA disciplinary sanctions and how they are likely to affect you,
  • handling complaints within your practice,
  • setting up in, and retiring from, practice, and
  • issues relating to money laundering, finance, fraud and many other matters.

You will also find helpful links to other information provided by organisations such as the Law Society, the Solicitors Regulation Authority and the Legal Ombudsman as well as news items, current information and regulatory and conduct related case reports.

To find the information you require, use the drop down menus above or if there is a particular topic with which you require help, use the search box to the right of this page or for instant access to the right information. Alternatively, why not register with the Lawyers Defence Group web site and get access to newsletters, bulletins and a range of other resources designed to help you in your work and your practice.

If there are specific issues which concern you, then please contact the Lawyers Defence Group:

  • by telephone during office hours – 0333 888 4070
  • out of hours in an emergency – for example if a partner has been arrested or you believe that your firm might be about to be intervened in – on our emergency phone number 07952 861 868
  • by email on help [Email address: help #AT# lawyersdefencegroup.org.uk - replace #AT# with @ ]
  • if you are a registered user, by completing and submitting the free, no obligation, call-back form to the right of this text following which someone from the Lawyers Defence Group will get back to you at a time which is convenient to you, or
  • by writing to us at Lawyers Defence Group, Richard Nelson LLP, Priory Court, 1 Derby Road, Nottingham, NG9 2TA