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Agreed, as a Scots qualified lawyer and now an engineer I don't feel that choosing the solicitor route was somehow the 'lesser option'. Additionally most advoc
by ruairidhwm 9y ago
Agreed, as a Scots qualified lawyer and now an engineer I don't feel that choosing the solicitor route was somehow the 'lesser option'.
Additionally most advocates/barristers will work as a solicitor for several years before making the leap to the bar. It's useful to have contacts and to be somewhat known before you do your devilling/pupillage as the minority of the advocates/barristers will pull in the majority of the work and it can be slim pickings for someone who is new.
- smcl 9y agoI wonder why that's not more commonly known - I imagine many think of a solicitor as simply the "S" in ESPC or ASPC, i.e. that they relate mostly to property stuff.
- arethuza 9y agoIronically, the chances of actually having domestic conveyancing done by an actual solicitor is pretty small - it's mostly done by paralegals (domestic conveyancing is very much at the low end of the legal market - with corporate at the high end). Edit: Not to say that domestic conveyancing can't be complex but the fees are so low for the actual conveyancing part (rather than the sales part) that you are unlikely to get a very comprehensive job done. I've heard utter horror stories of what can happen with conveyancing when it goes wrong....