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Knowing about the profile of a solicitor

Author: Martin Luther
by Martin Luther
Posted: Sep 15, 2015

The solicitors are known to provide professional legal support and advice to clients. Their work is to take instructions and accordingly provide assistance with the necessary course of legal actions. Their clients vary from individuals to groups to private businesses.

People having an interest in law and who wants a career in legal work, becoming a solicitor could be ideal for them. As the job of a solicitor includes advising clients about the law, and act on their behalf in the legal matters. The clients you deal with can be individuals, groups of people or even companies.

There are several ways to become a solicitor and all of them would surely involve academic and vocational training over a number of years. Along with strong academics you would also need strong spoken and written communication skills. The analyzing power of huge amount of information is necessary as well. Pressure would always be accompanying you in this career, so proper confidence and capability of working under pressure is important.

The common environments and range of settings in which the solicitors practice:

They do commercial practice, this includes guiding the client and acting on behalf of the businesses in areas like contract law, employment law, tax, and other legal aspects.

They can also do private practice, this allows them to provide legal services such as civil and family law, litigation, Conveyancing, validation, personal injury and criminal laws as well.

The crown prosecution service can also be taken up by the solicitors. Here they are to inspect evidences to decide whether to bring cases to court or not.

They may also indulge in in-house legal advising for local authorities, companies and the government.

Though the responsibilities and duties of a solicitor may vary as per the setting they work in, but still there are some common duties that they mostly need to follow, they are:

Instructing clients about all legal matters

Maintaining financial records

Either representing clients in court by themselves, or else instructing advocates or barristers to act on behalf of your clients

Preparation of document for the court

Drafting necessary documents, papers, contracts and letters.

Attending the client meetings and consultations

The core competencies, interests, skills and qualities that a solicitor must have:

Full attention to detail with a proficient level of accuracy

Must be able to explain all legal matters clearly to the non-experts

Strong spoken and written communication skills

Must have respect for strict confidentiality

Power of absorbing and analyzing large amounts of information

Tactfulness and compassion

The ability to work under pressure and manage several cases at a time

Confidence and self-assurance

Convincing ability

The normal working hours of a solicitor-

In general a solicitor in Sudan works around thirty seven hours per week, but sometimes they have to work for longer hours. There are certain jobs that may demand for duties and calls on weekends and bank holidays. The solicitor may also have to attend police stations at any time of the day or night. Occasional visits and meetings also keeps them wrapped up. Criminal lawyers, especially need to spend a lot of time in the court.

Martin luther has performed a series of interview with many lawyers and legal consultants. According to him searching for a good solicitor in Sudan is actually a critical task. But proper research and knowledge about their work can get you exactly the solicitor you were looking for.

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Author: Martin Luther

Martin Luther

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