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Your chances of obtaining a useful patent are significantly greater if you use an attorney. A patent specification is a legal document and requires specialist skills to draft properly.
Information on the Trainee Solicitor opportunities available within government departments
We are looking for exceptional solicitors, barristers and FCILEx with legal aid experience to join the Legal Aid Review Panel.
Finding the right advice and advisor is the first step in making the best decisions for your invention or business.
Information regarding the application and assessment process for the legal trainee scheme
Recruitment process, rates of pay, overview of the panel, lists of members and guidance for barristers who work ‘off panel’.
Details of the Ministry of Justice’s review of criminal legal aid, announced in December 2018.
New rules will see up to 4,500 more lawyers from diverse backgrounds eligible to become judges under plans announced by the government today (11 May 2023).
Information regarding career development, flexible working, salaries and training opportunities
Treasury Counsel are specialist advocates who prosecute many of the most serious and complex cases in the country.
List of English speaking lawyers and translators/interpreters.
We are stepping up action to support regulatory action and prosecution of unscrupulous lawyers, with a new dedicated taskforce and tougher sentences.
This Spend Control ceased as a requirement on 1st February 2023. Other Cabinet Office Spending Controls remain operational.
Legal aid providers: what to expect from the LAA audit process, including peer review and contract compliance audit details.
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