Law Firms: SRA Code of Conduct, Charging Methods, Client Interviews

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Table of Contents
INTRODUCTION...........................................................................................................................3
SRA Code of Conduct.................................................................................................................4
Various methods of charging in law firm...................................................................................6
Client Interview in legal firms....................................................................................................8
CONCLUSION..............................................................................................................................10
REFERENCES..............................................................................................................................10

INTRODUCTION
The study is about law firms in consideration with legal matters of professional conduct,
methods of charging in law firm and interview checklist for trainee solicitors. SRA code of
conduct focuses on training of solicitors in which they meet Principles of code of conduct and for
the organisations they work for meeting the right requirements. The study discusses the methods
of charging done in law firms and the various aspects involved in them. The file provides check
list of interview for candidates for trainee solicitors.
SRA Code of Conduct
The code of conduct describes the standards for professionalism, and what public expects from
individuals. Here is a glimpse for the same:
Code of Conduct for trainee solicitors
a) Maintaining trust and acting fairly
I) Trainees have to be fair in not allowing personal judgements affect professionalism.
II) Trainees do not misuse their position or take unfair advantage of clients.
III) Trainee has to perform all undertakings.
IV) Clients have not to be misled (YASHIN, I. and KLYGA, A., 2018).
b) Dispute resolution
I) Trainees do not misuse evidence.
II) Trainees do not influence substance of evidence.
III) Trainees do not provide benefit to witness dependent upon nature of evidence.
IV) Trainees are only authorised to make assertions or representations to the court.
Coming to the main principles of SRA code of conduct, the principles are as follows:
a) The trainee solicitor has to uphold the rule of law and proper administration of justice.
b) Acting with integrity.
c) Trainee solicitor should not allow their independence to be compromised (Blackwell, 2019).
d) Trainee solicitor has to act in the best interests of the client.
e) Trainee solicitor has to provide a proper standard of service to the clients.