Our key objectives - Setting the standards
- To set standards for entry to the profession, professional behaviours and continuing professional development so as to maintain and enhance the competence, performance and ethical conduct of solicitors and uphold the rule of law
- To set standards for organisations offering legal services Support and monitoring
- To provide information, advice and support to solicitors and organisations to help them comply with the standards set
- To operate processes to monitor compliance with standards, so as to identify cases requiring remedial, investigative or other regulatory action ▪ Consumer protection, enforcement and discipline
- To protect consumers by ensuring effective professional indemnity and compensation fund arrangements
- To tackle unacceptable professional or organisational performance, misconduct and dishonesty by firm, fair and timely regulatory and disciplinary action ▪ Access to justice, transparency and consumer information
- To promote choice, innovation and accessibility in the provision of legal services through various types of business structure
- To provide information to help consumers to make decisions about legal services and to understand the standards they are entitled to expect
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