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L7 Solicitor Apprenticeship - Skills Scan

Please score yourself against each criteria on a scale of 0-10

Please give an honest assessment of your current competency level as against each element of the Apprenticeship Standard, where: 0 = No current experience or skill level for this criteria 10 = Full mastery and no further upskilling required

PLEASE NOTE: where you score yourself as 6 or above in any area you and your line manager will be asked to provide evidence to support this - either in verbal form between yourself or in written form through appraisals, testimonials, assignments, tests or any other naturally occurring evidence you feel appropriately evidences your score.

PLEASE NOTE: In the event where your prior knowledge or skill is agreed at 8/10 or above this will mean you would be exempt from areas programme or ineligible for this course.

If you are unsure about how to score yourself in any area please speak a member of our staff.

*Name

Knowledge

Low Competence (0-3) | Some Competence (4-5) | Fully Competent (6-8) | Expert Competence (9-10)

*K1: Core legal principles and rules to practise effectively as set out in the Solicitors Regulatory Authority Statements of Functioning Legal Knowledge. This includes for example property law, contract law, criminal law, business law and special rules relating to property transactions, criminal proceedings and the resolution of disputes in proceedings relating to contract disputes and negligence claims.

*K2: Solicitors Regulatory Authority Standards and Regulations, Principles and Code of Conduct.

*K3: Approaches to effective questioning and active listening.

*K4: Approaches to legal research including identification of relevant sources, analysis, assessment of information and identification of evidence gaps.

*K5: Approaches to interpreting and evaluating information.

*K6: Approaches to recording and presenting information accurately and clearly.

*K7: Approaches to developing options, strategies and solutions.

K8: Approaches to identifying the client including their commercial and personal circumstances, needs, objectives, priorities and constraints.

K9: Approaches to developing and providing advice informed by appropriate and factual legal analysis.

K10: Principles of drafting documents from scratch and using precedents which address all legal and factual issues, comply with all formalities and uses clear, accurate and succinct language.

K11: The requirements for effective spoken and written advocacy in court and outside of formal court hearings.

K12: Approaches to negotiation.

K13: Principles of workflow and case management, for example, case management systems and software packages.

K14: Principles of risk assessment.

Skills

Low Competence (0-3) | Some Competence (4-5) | Fully Competent (6-8) | Expert Competence (9-10)

S1: Obtain relevant facts by effective questioning and active listening to obtain relevant information.

S2: Find, analyse, and assess documents to extract relevant information including recognise when additional information is needed, interpret and evaluate information obtained, record and present information accurately and clearly.

S3: Recognise when legal research is needed and use appropriate methods and resources including identify, find and assess the relevance of sources of law, interpret, evaluate and apply research results, record and present findings of research accurately and clearly.

S4: Develop strategies and solutions including an understanding of a client's commercial and personal circumstances, their needs, objectives, priorities and constraints.

S5: Provide advice which is informed by appropriate and factual legal analysis and identify the consequences of different options.

S6: Draft documents from scratch and use precedents which address all legal and factual issues, comply with all formalities and use clear, accurate and succinct language.

S7: Undertake effective spoken and written advocacy in court and outside of formal court hearings including: effective preparation by identifying and mastering relevant facts and legal principles, organize facts to support an argument or position, present a reasoned argument in a clear, logical, succinct persuasive way, make appropriate references to legal authority, comply with formalities, deal with witnesses appropriately, respond effectively to questions or opposing arguments, identify strengths and weaknesses from different parties' perspective.

S8: Negotiate solutions to clients' issues including: identify all parties' interests, objectives and limits, develop and formulate best options for meeting parties' objectives, present options for compromise persuasively, respond to options presented by the other side, develop compromise between options or parties.

S9: Plan and manage legal cases and transactions including apply relevant processes and procedures to progress matters effectively, assess, communicate and manage risk, bring a transaction or case to a conclusion.

Behaviours

Low Competence (0-3) | Some Competence (4-5) | Fully Competent (6-8) | Expert Competence (9-10)

B1: Ethics - Act honestly and with integrity, in accordance with the law and the Solicitors Regulation Authority's Standards and Regulations, Principles and the Code of Conduct including consideration of the principles of equity, diversity and inclusion.

B2: Professionalism and Judgement - Maintain the level of competence and legal knowledge needed to practise effectively, taking into account changes in their role or practice context and developments in the law and work within the limits of their competence and the supervision which they need, drawing on a detailed knowledge and understanding of their field(s) of work in order to practise effectively.

B3: Problem solving mindset - apply understanding, critical thinking and analysis to solve problems.

B4: Collaborative - Working with other people to establish and maintain effective and professional relations with clients and other people.

B5: Managing self and own work - Initiate, plan, prioritise and manage work activities to ensure that they are completed efficiently, on time and to an appropriate standard, both in relation to own work and work that they lead or supervise, keep, use and maintain accurate, complete and clear records and apply good business practice

Duties

Low Competence (0-3) | Some Competence (4-5) | Fully Competent (6-8) | Expert Competence (9-10)

Duty 1 act ethically, with professionalism and judgement in delivering legal matters and transactions

Duty 2 progress legal matters and transactions

Duty 3 apply legal knowledge and commercial judgement to produce solutions which meet clients' needs and address their commercial or personal circumstances

Duty 4 undertake research on legal matters

Duty 5 interview and advise clients and stakeholders on legal matters and transactions

Duty 6 advocate and negotiate on behalf of clients on legal matters and transactions

Duty 7 draft and review legal documents

Duty 8 communicate complex concepts to technical and non-technical audiences using a range of tools and approaches

Duty 9 establish and maintain effective and professional relationships with clients and other stakeholders

Duty 10 manage workloads and prioritise work effectively to meet timelines

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L7 Solicitor Apprenticeship - Skills Scan

Low Competence (0-3) | Some Competence (4-5) | Fully Competent (6-8) | Expert Competence (9-10)

Low Competence (0-3) | Some Competence (4-5) | Fully Competent (6-8) | Expert Competence (9-10)

Low Competence (0-3) | Some Competence (4-5) | Fully Competent (6-8) | Expert Competence (9-10)

Low Competence (0-3) | Some Competence (4-5) | Fully Competent (6-8) | Expert Competence (9-10)