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SRA Handbook
Admission as a solicitor
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Regulation 2: Admission as a solicitor
- 2.1
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We will admit you as a solicitor if:
- (a)
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you have completed:
- (i)
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the academic stage and vocational stage; or
- (ii)
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an apprenticeship.
- (b)
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you have complied with the SRA Admission Regulations; and
- (c)
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we are satisfied as to your character and suitability to be a solicitor in accordance with Part 1 of the SRA Suitability Test.
- 2.2
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We may admit you as a solicitor if you have completed all or any part of 2.1(a)(i) by equivalent means.
- 2.3
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Where 2.2 applies you must apply to us in writing in the prescribed form and support your application with such evidence as we consider necessary.
- 2.4
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If you are subject to the QLTSR those regulations apply to your admission as a solicitor and you are not subject to these regulations.
- 2.5
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You will have completed an apprenticeship for the purposes of 2.1(a)(ii) if you have met the requirements set out in the assessment plan for the Apprenticeship Standard for a Solicitor (England) or set out in the Apprenticeship Framework specified in the Level 7 Higher Apprenticeship in Legal Practice (Wales), including successfully passing an assessment which is either conducted by the SRA or approved by the SRA as suitable for the purpose.